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24: <h2><font color="#0000e0">The OpenBSD 4.4 Release:</font></h2>
25: <p>
26: Released Nov 1, 2008<br>
27: Copyright 1997-2008, Theo de Raadt.<br>
28: <font color="#e00000">ISBN 978-0-9784475-2-6</font>
29: <br>
30: <a href="lyrics.html#44">4.4 Song: "???"</a>
31: <p>
32:
33: <a href="#new">What's New</a><br>
34: <a href="#install">How to install</a><br>
35: <a href="#upgrade">How to upgrade</a><br>
36: <a href="#ports">How to use the ports tree</a><br>
37: <a href="orders.html">Ordering a CD set</a><br>
38:
39: <p>
40: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
41: To get the files for this release:
42: <ul>
43: <li>Order a CDROM from our <a href="orders.html">ordering system</a>.
44: <li>See the information on <a href="ftp.html">The FTP page</a> for
45: a list of mirror machines.
46: <li>Go to the <font color="#e00000">pub/OpenBSD/4.4/</font> directory on
47: one of the mirror sites.
48: <li>Briefly read the rest of this document.
49: <li>Have a look at <a href="errata44.html">The 4.4 Errata page</a> for a list
50: of bugs and workarounds.
51: <li>See a <a href="plus44.html">detailed log of changes</a> between the
52: 4.3 and 4.4 releases.
53: </ul>
54: </font></h3>
55: <br clear=all>
56:
57: <strong>Note:</strong> All applicable copyrights and credits can be found
58: in the applicable file sources found in the files src.tar.gz, sys.tar.gz,
59: xenocara.tar.gz, or in the files fetched via ports.tar.gz. The distribution
60: files used to build packages from the ports.tar.gz file are not included on
61: the CDROM because of lack of space.
62: <p>
63:
64: <a name="new"></a>
65: <hr>
66: <p>
67: <h3><font color="#0000e0">What's New</font></h3>
68: <p>
69: This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 4.4.
70: For a comprehensive list, see the <a href="plus44.html">changelog</a> leading
71: to 4.4.
72: <p>
73:
74: <ul>
75:
76: <li>New/extended platforms:
77: <ul>
78: <li><a href="sparc64.html">OpenBSD/sparc64</a><br>
79: Much more platform support. Machines using the Ultrasparc IV/T1/T2
80: and Fujitsu Sparc64-V/V/VII are now supported.
1.4 matthieu 81: <li><a href="socppc.html">OpenBSD/socppc</a><br>
82: For machines based on the Freescale MPC8349E
83: System-on-Chip (SoC) platform that use Das U-Boot as a boot loader.
84: <li><a href="landisk.html">OpenBSD/landisk</a><br>
85: added shared libraries support.
1.1 deraadt 86: </ul>
87: <p>
88:
89: <li>Improved hardware support, including:
90: <ul>
1.4 matthieu 91: <li> several new/improved drivers for sensors, including:
92: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fins&sektion=4">fins(4)</a>,
93: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=andl&sektion=4">andl(4)</a>,
94: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=it&sektion=4">it(4)</a>,
95: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=kate&sektion=4">kate(4)</a>,
96: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sdtemp&sektion=4">sdtemp(4)</a>,
97: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lmtemp&sektion=4">lmtemp(4)</a>,
98: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=adt&sektion=4">adt(4)</a> and
99: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=km&sektion=4">km(4)</a>.
100:
101:
102: <li> support for the Intel G33 chipset in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=agp&sektion=4">agp(4)</a>.
103: <li> <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lii&sektion=4">lii(4)</a> driver improvements.
104: <li> preliminary support for UVC USB webcams: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uvideo&sektion=4">uvideo(4)</a> and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=video&sektion=4">video(4)</a>.
105: <li> WPA/WPA2-PSK support for several models wireless cards.
106: <li> The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=openchrome&sektion=4">openchrome(4)</a> driver replaces the via X.Org driver for VIA video cards.
107: <li> AMD Geode video card driver for X.Org.
1.5 ! jsg 108: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vmt&sektion=4">vmt(4)</a> driver, implements VMware Tools.
! 109: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=auglx&sektion=4&arch=i386">auglx(4)</a> driver for AMD Geode LX CS5536 integrated AC'97 audio.
! 110: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ix&sektion=4">ix(4)</a> driver for Intel 82598 PCI Express 10Gb Ethernet.
! 111: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uvideo&sektion=4">uvideo(4)</a> driver for USB Video Class (UVC) compliantdevices.
! 112: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=video&sektion=4">video(4)</a> driver provides a device independent V4L2 (Video for Linux Two) interface.
! 113: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=acpithinkpad&sektion=4">acpithinkpad(4)</a> driver provides additional ACPI support for IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad laptops.
! 114: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=acpiasus&sektion=4">acpiasus(4)</a> driver provides additional ACPI support for ASUS laptops including the EeePC.
! 115: <li>Greatly improved <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lii&sektion=4">lii(4)</a> driver for Attansic L2 10/100 Ethernet.
! 116: <li>The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=re&sektion=4">re(4)</a> driver now supports RTL8102E and RTL8168 devices.
1.1 deraadt 117: <li>...
118: </ul>
119: <p>
120:
121: <li>New tools:
122: <ul>
123: <li>...
124: </ul>
125: <p>
126:
127: <li>New functionality:
128: <ul>
1.3 ratchov 129: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=aucat&sektion=1">aucat(1)</a>
130: is now able to play and record audio in fullduplex, it
131: can mix unlimited number of streams, handles up to 16 channels, can
132: resample streams on the fly, supports various 24-bit and 32-bit
133: encodings and does format conversions on the fly.
1.1 deraadt 134: </ul>
135: <p>
136:
137: <li>Assorted improvements and code cleanup:
138: <ul>
139: <li>...
140: </ul>
141: <p>
142:
143: <li>Install/Upgrade process changes:
144: <ul>
145: <li>...
146: </ul>
147: <p>
148:
149: <li>OpenSSH ???:
150: <ul>
151: <li>...
152: </ul>
153: <p>
154:
155: <li>Over ???? ports, minor robustness improvements in package tools.
156: <li>Many pre-built packages for each architecture:
157: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="95%">
158: <tr>
159: <td valign="top" width="25%">
160: <ul>
161: <li>i386: ????
162: <li>sparc64: ????
163: <li>alpha: ????
164: <li>sh: ????
165: </ul></td><td valign=top width="25%"><ul>
166: <li>amd64: ????
167: <li>powerpc: ????
168: <li>sparc: ????
169: <li>m68k: ????
170: </ul></td><td valign=top width="25%"><ul>
171: <li>arm: ????
172: <li>hppa: ????
173: <li>vax: ????
174: <li>mips64: ????
175: </ul></td><td valign=top width="25%"><ul>
176: <li>m88k: ????
177: </ul></td></tr></table>
178: Some highlights:
179: <ul>
180: <li>...
181: </ul>
182: <p>
183:
184: <li>As usual, steady improvements in manual pages and other documentation.
185: <p>
186:
187: <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:
188: <ul>
189: <li>*********UPDATE***********
190: <li>Xenocara (based on X.Org 7.3 + patches, freetype 2.3.5, fontconfig
1.2 matthieu 191: 2.4.2, Mesa 7.0.3, xterm 234 and more)
1.1 deraadt 192: <li>Gcc 2.95.3
193: (+ <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gcc-local&sektion=1">patches</a>)
194: and 3.3.5
195: (+ <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gcc-local&sektion=1">patches</a>)
196: <li>Perl 5.8.8 (+ patches)
197: <li>Our improved and secured version of Apache 1.3, with SSL/TLS and DSO support
198: <li>OpenSSL 0.9.7j (+ patches)
199: <li>Groff 1.15
200: <li>Sendmail 8.14.1, with libmilter
201: <li>Bind 9.4.2 (+ patches)
202: <li>Lynx 2.8.5rel.4 with HTTPS and IPv6 support (+ patches)
203: <li>Sudo 1.6.9p12
204: <li>Ncurses 5.2
205: <li>Latest KAME IPv6
206: <li>Heimdal 0.7.2 (+ patches)
207: <li>Arla 0.35.7
208: <li>Binutils 2.15 (+ patches)
209: <li>Gdb 6.3 (+ patches)
210: </ul>
211: <p>
212:
213: </ul>
214:
215: <a name="install"></a>
216: <hr>
217: <p>
218: <h3><font color="#0000e0">How to install</font></h3>
219: <p>
220: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
221: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
222: form of install. The instructions for doing an FTP (or other style
223: of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
224: so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
225: purchased a CDROM instead.
226: <p>
227:
228: <hr>
229: Please refer to the following files on the three CDROMs or FTP mirror for
230: extensive details on how to install OpenBSD 4.4 on your machine:
231: <p>
232: <ul>
233: <li>CD1:4.4/i386/INSTALL.i386
234: <p>
235: <li>CD2:4.4/amd64/INSTALL.amd64
236: <li>CD2:4.4/macppc/INSTALL.macppc
237: <p>
238: <li>CD3:4.4/sparc64/INSTALL.sparc64
239: <p>
240: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.4/alpha/INSTALL.alpha
241: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.4/armish/INSTALL.armish
242: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.4/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
243: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.4/hppa/INSTALL.hppa
244: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.4/landisk/INSTALL.landisk
245: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.4/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
246: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.4/mvme68k/INSTALL.mvme68k
247: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.4/mvme88k/INSTALL.mvme88k
248: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.4/sgi/INSTALL.sgi
249: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.4/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
250: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.4/vax/INSTALL.vax
251: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/4.4/zaurus/INSTALL.zaurus
252: </ul>
253: <hr>
254:
255: <p>
256: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
257: use of the "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
258: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
259: <p>
260:
261: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/i386:</font></h3>
262: <ul>
263: Play with your BIOS options to enable booting from a CD. The OpenBSD/i386
264: release is on CD1. If your BIOS does not support booting from CD, you will need
265: to create a boot floppy to install from. To create a boot floppy write
266: <i>CD1:4.4/i386/floppy44.fs</i> to a floppy and boot via the floppy drive.
267:
268: <p>
269: Use <i>CD1:4.4/i386/floppyB44.fs</i> instead for greater SCSI controller
270: support, or <i>CD1:4.4/i386/floppyC44.fs</i> for better laptop support.
271:
272: <p>
273: If you can't boot from a CD or a floppy disk,
274: you can install across the network using PXE as described in
275: the included INSTALL.i386 document.
276:
277: <p>
278: If you are planning on dual booting OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to
279: read INSTALL.i386.
280:
281: <p>
282: To make a boot floppy under MS-DOS, use the "rawrite" utility located
283: at <i>CD1:4.4/tools/rawrite.exe</i>. To make the boot floppy under a Unix OS,
284: use the
285: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dd&sektion=1">dd(1)</a>
286: utility. The following is an example usage of
287: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dd&sektion=1">dd(1)</a>,
288: where the device could be "floppy", "rfd0c", or
289: "rfd0a".
290:
291: <ul><pre>
292: # <strong>dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k</strong>
293: </pre></ul>
294:
295: <p>
296: Make sure you use properly formatted perfect floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or
297: your install will most likely fail. For more information on creating a boot
298: floppy and installing OpenBSD/i386 please refer to
299: <a href="faq/faq4.html#MkFlop">FAQ 4.3.1</a>.
300: </ul>
301:
302: <p>
303: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/amd64:</font></h3>
304: <ul>
305: The 4.4 release of OpenBSD/amd64 is located on CD2.
306: Boot from the CD to begin the install - you may need to adjust
307: your BIOS options first.
308: If you can't boot from the CD, you can create a boot floppy to install from.
309: To do this, write <i>CD2:4.4/amd64/floppy44.fs</i> to a floppy, then
310: boot from the floppy drive.
311:
312: <p>
313: If you can't boot from a CD or a floppy disk,
314: you can install across the network using PXE as described in the included
315: INSTALL.amd64 document.
316:
317: <p>
318: If you are planning to dual boot OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to
319: read INSTALL.amd64.
320: </ul>
321:
322: <p>
323: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/macppc:</font></h3>
324: <ul>
325: Put CD2 in your CDROM drive and poweron your machine while holding down the
326: <i>C</i> key until the display turns on and shows <i>OpenBSD/macppc boot</i>.
327:
328: <p>
329: Alternatively, at the Open Firmware prompt, enter <i>boot cd:,ofwboot
330: /4.4/macppc/bsd.rd</i>
331: </ul>
332:
333: <p>
334: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sparc64:</font></h3>
335: <ul>
336: Put CD3 in your CDROM drive and type <i>boot cdrom</i>.
337:
338: <p>
339: If this doesn't work, or if you don't have a CDROM drive, you can write
340: <i>CD3:4.4/sparc64/floppy44.fs</i> or <i>CD3:4.4/sparc64/floppyB44.fs</i>
341: (depending on your machine) to a floppy and boot it with <i>boot
342: floppy</i>. Refer to INSTALL.sparc64 for details.
343:
344: <p>
345: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
346: will most likely fail.
347:
348: <p>
349: You can also write <i>CD3:4.4/sparc64/miniroot44.fs</i> to the swap partition on
350: the disk and boot with <i>boot disk:b</i>.
351:
352: <p>
353: If nothing works, you can boot over the network as described in INSTALL.sparc64.
354: </ul>
355:
356: <p>
357: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/alpha:</font></h3>
358: <ul>
359: <p>Write <i>FTP:4.4/alpha/floppy44.fs</i> or
360: <i>FTP:4.4/alpha/floppyB44.fs</i> (depending on your machine) to a diskette and
361: enter <i>boot dva0</i>. Refer to INSTALL.alpha for more details.
362:
363: <p>
364: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
365: will most likely fail.
366:
367: </ul>
368:
369: <p>
370: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/armish:</font></h3>
371: <ul>
372: <p>
373: After connecting a serial port, Thecus can boot directly from the network
374: either tftp or http. Configure the network using fconfig, reset,
375: then load bsd.rd, see INSTALL.armish for specific details.
376: IOData HDL-G can only boot from an EXT-2 partition. Boot into linux
377: and copy 'boot' and bsd.rd into the first partition on wd0 (hda1)
378: then load and run bsd.rd, preserving the wd0i (hda1) ext2fs partition.
379: More details are available in INSTALL.armish.
380: </ul>
381:
382: <p>
383: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/hp300:</font></h3>
384: <ul>
385: <p>
386: Boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hp300.
387: </ul>
388:
389: <p>
390: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/hppa:</font></h3>
391: <ul>
392: <p>
393: Boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hppa or the
394: <a href="hppa.html#install">hppa platform page</a>.
395: </ul>
396:
397: <p>
398: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/landisk:</font></h3>
399: <ul>
400: <p>
401: Write <i>miniroot44.fs</i> to the start of the CF
402: or disk, and boot normally.
403: </ul>
404:
405: <p>
406: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mac68k:</font></h3>
407: <ul>
408: <p>
409: Boot MacOS as normal and extract the Macside "BSD/Mac68k Booter" utility from
410: <i>FTP:4.4/mac68k/utils</i> onto your hard disk. Configure the "BSD/Mac68k
411: Booter" with the location of your bsd.rd kernel and boot into the installer.
412: Refer to the instructions in INSTALL.mac68k for more details.
413: </ul>
414:
415: <p>
416: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mvme68k:</font></h3>
417: <ul>
418: <p>
419: You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network.<br>
420: The network boot requires a MVME68K BUG version that supports the <i>NIOT</i>
421: and <i>NBO</i> debugger commands. Follow the instructions in INSTALL.mvme68k
422: for more details.
423: </ul>
424:
425: <p>
426: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mvme88k:</font></h3>
427: <ul>
428: <p>
429: You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network.<br>
430: The network boot requires a MVME88K BUG version that supports the <i>NIOT</i>
431: and <i>NBO</i> debugger commands. Follow the instructions in INSTALL.mvme88k
432: for more details.
433: </ul>
434:
435: <p>
436: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sparc:</font></h3>
437: <ul>
438: Boot from one of the provided install ISO images, using one of the two
439: commands listed below, depending on the version of your ROM.
440:
441: <ul><pre>
442: ok <strong>boot cdrom 4.4/sparc/bsd.rd</strong>
443: or
444: > <strong>b sd(0,6,0)4.4/sparc/bsd.rd</strong>
445: </pre></ul>
446:
447: <p>
448: If your SPARC system does not have a CD drive, you can alternatively boot from floppy.
449: To do so you need to write <i>floppy44.fs</i> to a floppy.
450: For more information see <a href="faq/faq4.html#MkFlop">FAQ 4.3.1</a>.
451: To boot from the floppy use one of the two commands listed below,
452: depending on the version of your ROM.
453:
454: <ul><pre>
455: ok <strong>boot floppy</strong>
456: or
457: > <strong>b fd()</strong>
458: </pre></ul>
459:
460: <p>
461: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
462: will most likely fail.
463:
464: <p>
465: If your SPARC system doesn't have a floppy drive nor a CD drive, you can either
466: setup a bootable tape, or install via network, as told in the
467: INSTALL.sparc file.
468: </ul>
469:
470: <p>
471: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sgi:</font></h3>
472: <ul>
473: <p>
474: Burn cd44.iso on a CD-R, put it in the CD drive of your machine and
475: select <i>Install System Software</i> from the System Maintenance menu.
476:
477: <p>
478: If your machine doesn't have a CD drive, you can
479: setup a DHCP/tftp network server, and boot using "bootp()/bsd.rd".
480: Refer to the instructions in INSTALL.sgi for more details.
481: </ul>
482:
483: <p>
484: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/vax:</font></h3>
485: <ul>
486: Boot over the network via mopbooting as described in INSTALL.vax.
487: </ul>
488:
489: <p>
490: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/zaurus:</font></h3>
491: <ul>
492: <p>
493: Using the Linux built-in graphical ipkg installer, install the
494: openbsd44_arm.ipk package. Reboot, then run it. Read INSTALL.zaurus
495: for a few important details.
496: </ul>
497:
498: <p>
499: <h3><font color="#e00000">Notes about the source code:</font></h3>
500: <ul>
501: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
502: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
503: in a separate archive. To extract:
504: <p>
505: <ul><pre>
506: # <strong>mkdir -p /usr/src</strong>
507: # <strong>cd /usr/src</strong>
508: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz</strong>
509: </pre></ul>
510: <p>
511: sys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
512: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
513: To extract:
514: <p>
515: <ul><pre>
516: # <strong>mkdir -p /usr/src/sys</strong>
517: # <strong>cd /usr/src</strong>
518: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/sys.tar.gz</strong>
519: </pre></ul>
520: <p>
521: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
522: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
523: described <a href="anoncvs.html">here</a>.
524: Using these files
525: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
526: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
527: <p>
528: </ul>
529:
530: <a name="upgrade"></a>
531: <hr>
532: <p>
533: <h3><font color="#0000e0">How to upgrade</font></h3>
534: <p>
535: If you already have an OpenBSD 4.3 system, and do not want to reinstall,
536: upgrade instructions and advice can be found in the
537: <a href="faq/upgrade44.html">Upgrade Guide</a>.
538:
539: <a name="ports"></a>
540: <hr>
541: <p>
542: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Ports Tree</font></h3>
543: <p>
544: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
545: <p>
546: <ul><pre>
547: # <strong>cd /usr</strong>
548: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz</strong>
549: # <strong>cd ports</strong>
550: </pre></ul>
551: <p>
552: The <i>ports/</i> subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
553: read the <a href="ports.html">ports</a> page
554: if you know nothing about ports
555: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
556: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
557: OpenBSD ports system.
558: <p>
559: The <i>ports/</i> directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for
560: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cvs&apropos=0&sektion=1&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">
561: cvs(1)</a> if
562: you aren't familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete
563: source tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
564: order to keep current with it, you must make the <i>ports/</i> tree
565: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
566: like:
567: <p>
568: <ul><pre>
569: # <strong>cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvs@server.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd -rOPENBSD_4_4</strong>
570: </pre></ul>
571: <p>
572: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
573: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
574: server.]
575: <p>
576: Note that most ports are available as packages through FTP. Updated
577: packages for the 4.4 release will be made available if problems arise.
578: <p>
579: If you're interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
580: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
581: place to know.
582: <p>
583:
584: <hr>
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