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1.31 bentley 13: <i>Open</i><b>BSD</b></a>
14: 2.6
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1.1 deraadt 23: Released December 1, 1999.<br>
24: Copyright 1997-1999, Theo de Raadt.
25: <p>
26: <ul>
27: <li>See the information on <a href=ftp.html>The FTP page</a> for
28: a list of mirror machines
1.31 bentley 29: <li>Go to the <code class=reldir>pub/OpenBSD/2.6/</code> directory on
1.1 deraadt 30: one of the mirror sites
1.6 deraadt 31: <li>Have a look at <a href=errata26.html>The 2.6 Errata page</a> for a list
1.1 deraadt 32: of bugs and workarounds.
33: </ul>
1.27 tb 34: <p>
1.26 tb 35: All applicable copyrights and credits are in the src.tar.gz,
36: sys.tar.gz, xenocara.tar.gz, ports.tar.gz files, or in the
37: files fetched via ports.tar.gz.
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1.1 deraadt 39:
1.17 deraadt 40: <hr>
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1.32 ! deraadt 42: <section id=new>
! 43: <h3>What's New</h3>
! 44: <p>
! 45: This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 2.6.
! 46: For a comprehensive list, see the <a href=plus26.html>changelog</a> leading
! 47: to 2.6.
! 48: <p>
! 49:
! 50: <ul>
! 51: <li>The most interesting addition is OpenSSH (https://www.OpenSSH.com/).
! 52: This is a free and reusable SSH suite based on an early release by Tatu
! 53: Ylonen (1.2.12). That release was the last with a free license. OpenSSH
! 54: was brought up to current standards and uses the OpenSSL library. It is
! 55: free for all except USA commercial users (RSA patent in USA). OpenSSH was
! 56: developed by OpenBSD and has been ported to FreeBSD and Linux.
! 57:
! 58: <li>A clever trick allows us to distribute the same CD-ROM (USA and the
! 59: rest of the world) and maintain full strength crypto without violating the
! 60: RSA patent in the USA.
! 61:
! 62: <li>Extensive changes to the documentation, notably the man pages and the
! 63: Web FAQ. The manual pages now include useful examples to supplement the
! 64: explanations. By keeping the documentation set concise and in two
! 65: well-known locations, we hope to avoid the explosion of "How-To" docs that
! 66: forces users to search endlessly for information.
! 67:
! 68: <li>More complete collection of "ports". Ports is the method to use when
! 69: importing and building freeware applications from the network
! 70: (applications, mailers, browsers, etc.). The user needs only to cd to the
! 71: relevant directory and type "make install" to start a process that will
! 72: fetch the sources, patch them for OpenBSD, compile and install the
! 73: package. Most ports are also available as pre-built packages.
! 74:
! 75: <li>Includes:
! 76: <ul>
! 77: <li>XFree86 3.3.5
! 78: <li>gcc 2.95
! 79: <li>Apache 1.3.9 + Mod_ssl 2.4.5 + OpenSSL 0.9.4, and DSO support
! 80: </ul>
! 81:
! 82: <li>Many improvements for security and reliability (look for the red
! 83: print in the complete list).
! 84:
! 85: <li>New hardware devices supported, notably in the PC (i386) architecture.
! 86: <ul>
! 87: <li>PCI IDE and DMA support
! 88: <li>USB (universal serial bus)
! 89: <li>ATAPISCSI devices, including CD-R and CD-RWs
! 90: </ul>
! 91: </ul>
! 92: </section>
! 93:
! 94: <hr>
! 95:
1.31 bentley 96: <section id=install>
97: <h3>How to install</h3>
1.1 deraadt 98: <p>
99: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
1.17 deraadt 100: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
101: form of install. The instructions for doing an ftp (or other style
102: of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
103: so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
104: purchased a CDROM instead.
1.1 deraadt 105: <p>
1.32 ! deraadt 106:
1.1 deraadt 107: <hr>
1.8 jsyn 108: Please refer to the following files on the two CDROMs for extensive
1.1 deraadt 109: details on how to install OpenBSD 2.6 on your machine:
110: <p>
1.31 bentley 111: <ul>
1.32 ! deraadt 112: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.6/i386/INSTALL.i386">
! 113: .../OpenBSD/2.6/i386/INSTALL.i386 (on CD1)</a>
! 114: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.6/sparc/INSTALL.sparc">
! 115: .../OpenBSD/2.6/sparc/INSTALL.sparc (on CD1)</a>
! 116: <p>
! 117: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.6/alpha/INSTALL.alpha">
! 118: .../OpenBSD/2.6/alpha/INSTALL.alpha (on CD2)</a>
! 119: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.6/amiga/INSTALL.amiga">
! 120: .../OpenBSD/2.6/amiga/INSTALL.amiga (on CD2)</a>
! 121: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.6/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k">
! 122: .../OpenBSD/2.6/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k (on CD2)</a>
! 123: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.6/hp300/INSTALL.hp300">
! 124: .../OpenBSD/2.6/hp300/INSTALL.hp300 (on CD2)</a>
! 125: <p>
! 126: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.6/pmax/INSTALL.pmax">
! 127: .../OpenBSD/2.6/pmax/INSTALL.pmax</a>
1.31 bentley 128: </ul>
1.32 ! deraadt 129: </section>
1.31 bentley 130:
1.1 deraadt 131: <hr>
1.31 bentley 132:
133: <section id=quickinstall>
1.1 deraadt 134: <p>
135: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
136: use of the new "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
137: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
138: <p>
1.32 ! deraadt 139: <h3>OpenBSD/i386:</h3>
1.1 deraadt 140: <p>
141: Play with your BIOS options, and see if you can enable booting off a
142: CD; try using CD1. If not, write CD1:2.6/i386/floppy26.fs to a
143: floppy, then boot that. If you are mixing OpenBSD with another
144: operating system, you will surely need to read the INSTALL.i386
145: document.
146: <p>
147: To make a floppy under MS-DOS, use /2.6/tools/rawrite.exe. Under
1.5 wvdputte 148: Unix, use "dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k" (where device could
1.1 deraadt 149: be "floppy" or "rfd0c" or "rfd0a"). Use properly formatted perfect
150: floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or you will lose.
151: <p>
1.32 ! deraadt 152: <h3>OpenBSD/sparc:</h3>
1.1 deraadt 153: <p>
154: To boot off CD1, type "boot cdrom 2.6/sparc/bsd.rd", or
155: "b sd(0,6,0)2.6/sparc/bsd.rd" depending on your ROM version.
156: Alternatively, write CD1:2.6/sparc/floppy26.fs to a floppy and boot it
157: using "boot fd()" or "boot floppy" depending on your ROM version.
158: Finally, a third alternative is to write CD1:2.6/sparc/kc.fs and
159: CD1:2.6/sparc/inst.fs to two separate floppies. Then insert "kc.fs",
160: and boot as described above. As soon as the floppy drive ejects a
161: floppy, insert "inst.fs". Answer a bunch of questions. Reboot from
162: the "kc.fs" floppy. This time, when the floppy is ejected simply
163: re-insert "kc.fs" again and answer a different set of questions.
164: <p>
1.32 ! deraadt 165: <h3>OpenBSD/amiga:</h3>
1.1 deraadt 166: <p>
167: Create BSD partitions according to INSTALL.amiga's preparation section.
168: Mount the CD2 under AmigaOS as device CD0: Next, execute the following
169: CLI command: "CD0:2.6/amiga/utils/loadbsd CD0:2.6/amiga/bsd.rd".
170: <p>
1.32 ! deraadt 171: <h3>OpenBSD/hp300:</h3>
1.1 deraadt 172: <p>
173: You can boot over the network by following the instructions in
174: INSTALL.hp300.
175: <p>
1.32 ! deraadt 176: <h3>OpenBSD/alpha:</h3>
1.1 deraadt 177: <p>
178: Your alpha must use SRM firmware (not ARC). If you have a CDROM, you
179: can try "boot -fi 2.6/alpha/bsd.rd dkaX" (use "show device" to find your
180: CDROM drive identifier). Otherwise, write CD2:2.6/alpha/floppy.fs to a
181: floppy and boot that by typing "boot dva0". If this fails, you can place
182: bsd.rd on some other device and boot it, or use the provided simpleroot.
183: <p>
1.32 ! deraadt 184: <h3>OpenBSD/mac68k:</h3>
1.1 deraadt 185: <p>
186: Boot MacOS as normal and partition your disk with the appropriate A/UX
187: configurations. Then, extract the Macside utilities from
188: CD1:2.6/mac68k/utils onto your hard disk. Run Mkfs to create your
189: filesystems on the A/UX partitions you just made. Then, use the
190: BSD/Mac68k Installer to copy all the sets in CD1:2.6/mac68k/ onto your
191: partitions. Finally, you will be ready to configure the BSD/Mac68k
192: Booter with the location of your kernel and boot the system.
1.31 bentley 193: </section>
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1.32 ! deraadt 195: <hr>
! 196:
1.31 bentley 197: <section id=sourcecode>
1.32 ! deraadt 198: <h3>Notes about the source code</h3>
1.1 deraadt 199: <p>
200: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
201: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
202: in a separate archive. To extract:
203: <p>
1.32 ! deraadt 204: <blockquote><pre>
! 205: # <kbd>mkdir -p /usr/src</kbd>
! 206: # <kbd>cd /usr/src</kbd>
! 207: # <kbd>tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz</kbd>
! 208: </pre></blockquote>
1.1 deraadt 209: <p>
210: srcsys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
211: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
212: To extract:
213: <p>
1.32 ! deraadt 214: <blockquote><pre>
! 215: # <kbd>mkdir -p /usr/src/sys</kbd>
! 216: # <kbd>cd /usr/src</kbd>
! 217: # <kbd>tar xvfz /tmp/srcsys.tar.gz</kbd>
! 218: </pre></blockquote>
1.1 deraadt 219: <p>
220: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
221: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
1.32 ! deraadt 222: described <a href="anoncvs.html">here</a>.
1.1 deraadt 223: Using these files
224: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
225: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
1.31 bentley 226: </section>
227:
1.1 deraadt 228: <hr>
1.31 bentley 229:
230: <section id=ports>
1.32 ! deraadt 231: <h3>Ports Tree</h3>
1.1 deraadt 232: <p>
233: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
234: <p>
1.32 ! deraadt 235: <blockquote><pre>
! 236: # <kbd>cd /usr</kbd>
! 237: # <kbd>tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz</kbd>
! 238: # <kbd>cd ports</kbd>
! 239: # <kbd>ls</kbd>
1.1 deraadt 240: ...
1.32 ! deraadt 241: </pre></blockquote>
1.1 deraadt 242: <p>
243: The ports/ subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
1.15 jasper 244: read <a href=faq/faq15.html>http://www.OpenBSD.org/faq/faq15.html</a>
1.1 deraadt 245: if you know nothing about ports
246: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
247: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
248: OpenBSD ports system.
249: <p>
250: Certainly, the OpenBSD ports system is not complete. This is because
251: the full integration of ports into the OpenBSD environment is still a
252: young project as of this release. We believe the ports that are
253: provided here are stable, but it is most important to realize that
254: ports will continue to grow a great deal in functionality in the
255: future.
256: <p>
257: As we said, ports will be growing a lot in the future. The ports/
258: directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for cvs(1) if you aren't
259: familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete source
260: tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
261: order to keep current with it, you must make the ports/ tree
262: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
263: like:
264: <p>
1.32 ! deraadt 265: <blockquote><pre>
! 266: # <kbd>cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvs@server.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd</kbd>
! 267: </pre></blockquote>
1.1 deraadt 268: <p>
269: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
270: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
271: server.]
272: <p>
273: Again, it is important to see the webpage for specific instructions as
274: this is a new service which hasn't yet been ironed out
275: completely.
276: <p>
277: Finally, despite ports' youth, help is never far. If you're
278: interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
279: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
280: place to know.
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