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Release Information

Detailed descriptions of past, present, and future releases. Look here first to determine what the latest version of FreeBSD is.

Installing FreeBSD

There are many options for installing FreeBSD, including - installation from CDROM, floppy disk, an MS-DOS partition, - magnetic tape, anonymous ftp, and NFS. Please read through the + installation from CD-ROM, DVD, floppy disk, an MS-DOS® partition, + magnetic tape, anonymous FTP, and NFS. Please read through the installation - guide before downloading the entire FreeBSD distribution. - If you are installing on a machine connected to the Internet, - you may only need to download a single installation disk - image!

+ guide before downloading the entire FreeBSD distribution.

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Distribution Sites

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The official sources for FreeBSD are:

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If you plan on getting FreeBSD via ftp, please check the +

Buying FreeBSD

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FreeBSD can be aquired on CD-ROM or DVD from FreeBSD Mall, BSD Mall, or + one of the other CD-ROM + and DVD Publishers.

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Download FreeBSD

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Version & PlatformDistributionISORelease
Notes		Hardware
Notes		Installation
Notes		Errata
FreeBSD &rel.current;-RELEASE[View][View][View][View]
   alpha[Distribution][ISO][View][View][View]
amd64[Distribution][ISO][View][View][View]
i386[Distribution][ISO][View][View][View]
ia64[Distribution][ISO][View][View][View]
pc98[Distribution][ISO][View][View][View]
sparc64[Distribution][ISO][View][View][View]
FreeBSD &rel2.current;-RELEASE[View][View][View][View]
alpha[Distribution][ISO][View][View][View]
i386[Distribution][ISO][View][View][View]
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Note: If you are in doubt of which platform / + architecture to get, you probably need i386.

+ +

If you plan on getting FreeBSD via FTP, please check the listing of mirror sites in the handbook to see if there is a site closer to you. For more information about past, present and future releases in general, please visit the release information page.

If you're interested in a purely experimental - snapshot release of FreeBSD-current (AKA - &rel.head;-current), aimed at developers and bleeding-edge + snapshot release of FreeBSD-CURRENT (AKA + &rel.head;-CURRENT), aimed at developers and bleeding-edge testers only, then please see the daily snapshot server FTP site.

Applications and Utility Software

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The Packages collection

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The FreeBSD packages collection is a diverse collection of - utility and application software that has been ported to - FreeBSD. The packages are pre-compiled binaries ready to drop - into your system and run.

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The Ports Collection

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The Ports collection

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The Ports collection is like the packages collection, but the - necessary patches and makefiles to compile the source code are - provided instead of compiled binaries. For software with - important configuration that must be done at compile time, the - "port" version may be more useful than the "package" - version.

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The FreeBSD Ports Collection is a diverse collection of utility + and application software that has been ported to FreeBSD.

For information about how you can contribute - your favorite piece of software to the port collection, + your favorite piece of software to the Port Collection, have a look at The Porter's Handbook and the article Contributing to FreeBSD.

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