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<li>Order a CDROM from our <a href="orders.html">ordering system</a>.

<li>See the information on <a href="ftp.html">The FTP page</a> for

<li>See the information on <a href="ftp.html">the FTP page</a> for

a list of mirror machines.

<li>Go to the pub/OpenBSD/5.5/ directory on

one of the mirror sites.

<li>Briefly read the rest of this document.

<li>Have a look at <a href="errata55.html">The 5.5 Errata page</a> for a list

<li>Have a look at <a href="errata55.html">the 5.5 errata page</a> for a list

of bugs and workarounds.

<li>See a <a href="plus55.html">detailed log of changes</a> between the

5.4 and 5.5 releases.

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<li>Users are advised to verify the installer (bsd.rd, install55.iso, etc.)

ahead of time using the

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=signify&sektion=1#end">signify(1)</a> tool if available.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pkg_add&sektion=1">pkg_add(1)</a> now trusts signed packages only by default.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pkg_add&sektion=1">pkg_add(1)</a> now only trusts signed packages by default.

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<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=installboot&sektion=8">installboot(8)</a>

utility aiming for a unified implementation across platforms (currently

used by amd64 and i386 only).

<li>The installer now parses nwid's with embedded blanks correctly.

<li>The installer now parses nwids with embedded blanks correctly.

</ul>

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<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4">em(4)</a>.

<li>Support for Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200, 2230 and 105/135 has been added to

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=iwn&sektion=4">iwn(4)</a>.

<li>Support for Areca ARC-1880, ARC-1882, ARC-1883, ARC-1223, ARC-1214, ARC-1264, ARC-1284 has been added to

<li>Support for Areca ARC-1880, ARC-1882, ARC-1883, ARC-1223, ARC-1214, ARC-1264, and ARC-1284 has been added to

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=arc&sektion=4">arc(4)</a>.

<li>Support for Elantech v2 touchpads in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pms&sektion=4">pms(4)</a> has been fixed.

<li>Support for 802.11a (5Ghz) has been added to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wpi&sektion=4">wpi(4)</a>.

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<li>Generic network stack improvements:

<ul>

<li>Added <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vxlan&sektion=4">vxlan(4)</a>

<li>Added <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vxlan&sektion=4">vxlan(4)</a>,

a virtual extensible local area network tunnel interface.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pflow&sektion=4">pflow(4)</a>

sends 64 bit time values for pflowproto 10. The changed templates /

now sends 64 bit time values for pflowproto 10. The changed templates /

flows for pflowproto 10 are now parseable by existing receivers.

flows for pflowproto 10 are now parsable by existing receivers.

<li>Continued improvement of the checksum offload framework to streamline

the calculation of TCP, UDP, ICMP, and ICMPv6 checksums.

<li>Enabled IPv6 routing domain support.

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<li>Routing daemons and other userland network improvements:

<ul>

<li>The popa3d POP3 server has been removed.

<li>Added <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ntpctl&sektion=8">ntpctl(8)</a>

<li>Added <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ntpctl&sektion=8">ntpctl(8)</a>,

a program to control the Network Time Protocol daemon.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=slowcgi&sektion=8">slowcgi(8)</a>

now works with a high number of concurrent connections.

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<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dhcpd&sektion=8">dhcpd(8)</a> and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dhclient&sektion=8">dhclient(8)</a> improvements:

<ul>

<li>no longer create a route to the bound address via 127.0.0.1.

<li>No longer create a route to the bound address via 127.0.0.1.

<li>the options 'dhcp-lease-time', 'dhcp-rebinding-time', and 'dhcp-renewal-time' can now be configured in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dhclient.conf&sektion=5">dhclient.conf(5)</a>.

<li>The options 'dhcp-lease-time', 'dhcp-rebinding-time', and 'dhcp-renewal-time' can now be configured in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dhclient.conf&sektion=5">dhclient.conf(5)</a>.

<li>'next-server' (a.k.a. siaddr) info now saved in lease files.

<li>fall back to broadcasting when unicast renewal fails, as specified in

<li>Fall back to broadcasting when unicast renewal fails, as specified in

RFC 2131 and friends.

<li>fix various problems in communications between privileged and non-privileged processes.

<li>Fix various problems in communications between privileged and non-privileged processes.

<li>fix many abuses of memcpy.

<li>Fix many abuses of memcpy.

<li>stop pretending we still support FDDI or token ring hardware types.

<li>Stop pretending we still support FDDI or token ring hardware types.

<li>fix classless static routes option handling and add syntax to parse human readable forms.

<li>Fix classless static routes option handling and add syntax to parse human-readable forms.

<li>fix 'effective' lease created by '-L' to have correct address, 'next_server', 'timestamp', and 'resolv_conf' fields.

<li>Fix 'effective' lease created by '-L' to have correct address, 'next_server', 'timestamp', and 'resolv_conf' fields.

<li>fix handling of non-printable characters in lease file strings.

<li>Fix handling of non-printable characters in lease file strings.

<li>fix many edge cases in config file and lease parsing and ensure error messages refer to correct position in erroneous line.

<li>Fix many edge cases in config file and lease parsing and ensure that error messages refer to the correct position in erroneous line.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dhclient.conf&sektion=5">dhclient.conf(5)</a> can now override anything in an offer or saved lease when creating the effective lease, in particular 'fixed-address', 'next-server', 'filename' and 'server-name'.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dhclient.conf&sektion=5">dhclient.conf(5)</a> can now override anything in an offer or saved lease when creating the effective lease. In particular, 'fixed-address', 'next-server', 'filename' and 'server-name'.

<li>fix parsing of <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dhclient.conf&sektion=5">dhclient.conf(5)</a> statements 'fixed-address' and

<li>Fix parsing of <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dhclient.conf&sektion=5">dhclient.conf(5)</a> statements 'fixed-address' and

'next-server'.

<li>log failures to fchmod() or fchown() files being written.

<li>Log failures to fchmod() or fchown() files being written.

<li>create lease files with permissions 0640.

<li>Create lease files with permissions 0640.

<li>fix possible failure to write <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=resolv.conf&sektion=5">resolv.conf(5)</a> when -L is used.

<li>Fix possible failure to write <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=resolv.conf&sektion=5">resolv.conf(5)</a> when -L is used.

<li>'send dhcp-client-identifier "";' in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dhclient.conf&sektion=5">dhclient.conf(5)</a> will result in no 'dhcp-client-identifier' (option 61) being sent.

</ul>

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<li>TLS generic improvements:

<ul>

<li>Support for TLS Perfect Forward Secrecy.

<li>Support for providing custom CA certificate.

<li>Support for providing custom CA certificates.

</ul>

<li>MTA improvements:

<ul>

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<li>Always attempt TLS before falling back to plaintext.

<li>Always present certificate if one is available.

<li>AUTH LOGIN now supported.

<li>mta can now specify a EHLO-hostname when relaying.

<li>MTA can now specify a EHLO-hostname when relaying.

</ul>

<li>SMTP server improvements:

<ul>

<li>inet4-only and inet6-only listeners are now possible.

<li>IPv4-only and IPv6-only listeners are now possible.

<li>Listeners may now hide the From part in a Received-line.

<li>Listeners may require clients to provide a valid certificate.

<li>Banner hostname can now be dynamically fetched from a table.

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<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=table&sektion=5">table(5)</a> describes format for static, file and db backends.

<li>sendmail(8) describes our "sendmail" interface.

</ul>

<li>Reduced memory-usage in both general and stressed cases.

<li>Reduced memory usage in both general and stressed cases.

<li>OpenSMTPD now automagically upgrades queue if format changes!

<li>OpenSMTPD now automagically upgrades queue if the format changes!

<li>Support Qmail-like "sticky home".

<li>Support for authenticating users from a credentials table.

<li>Introduce <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=passwd&sektion=5">passwd(5)</a> table backend for user and credentials lookup.

<li>Expansion variables in ~/.forward now supports modifiers.

<li>Expansion variables in ~/.forward now support modifiers.

<li>Much more efficient scheduler!

<li>Many documentation fixes and improvements.

<li>And a lot of minor bug-fixes and internal cleanup!

<li>And a lot of minor bug fixes and internal cleanup!

</ul>

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<ul>

<li>New in-memory file system, <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mount_tmpfs&sektion=8">tmpfs</a>.

<li>Many <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fuse&sektion=4">fuse(4)</a> improvements and stability fixes.

<li>Added POSIX required <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=nl&sektion=1">nl(1)</a> utility.

<li>Added POSIX-required <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=nl&sektion=1">nl(1)</a> utility.

<li>OpenBSD/vax has switched to GCC 3.

<li>Replaced <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=getdirentries&sektion=2&manpath=OpenBSD+5.4">getdirentries(2)</a> with <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=getdents&sektion=2">getdents(2)</a>, vastly improving the performance and memory usage of <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=telldir&sektion=3">telldir(3)</a>.

<li>amd64 and i386 now use the MWAIT instruction for their idle loop where available to reduce latency.

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<li>ino_t is now a 64 bit type, mostly to support large NFS filesystems.

<li>Corrected handling of UTIME_OMIT.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pax&sektion=1">pax(1)</a> now sets the mode and timestamps correctly on symlinks, and makes hardlinks to symlinks when requested.

<li>Corrected handling of shared-library destructors when libc is statically linked.

<li>Corrected handling of shared library destructors when libc is statically linked.

<li>Corrected various disk drivers to handle non-512-byte sectors and disk sizes greater than 32-bits.

<li>Corrected <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=growfs&sektion=8">growfs(8)</a> to handle non-512-byte sectors and disk sizes greater than 32-bits.

<li>All CIRCLEQ uses replaced with TAILQ.

<li>Preserve and honour changes to the OpenBSD bounds in a disklabel.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fdisk&sektion=8">fdisk(8)</a> now always writes a good signature when MBR is written to disk.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fdisk&sektion=8">fdisk(8)</a> now always writes a good signature when the MBR is written to disk.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=disklabel&sektion=8">disklabel(8)</a> now writes the disklabel to the correct location on non-512-byte sector devices.

<li>Fix <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=athn&sektion=4">athn(4)</a> tick calculations to eliminate excessive timeouts.

<li>Allow <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=disklabel&sektion=8">disklabel(8)</a> to set any partition, including 'C', to type UNUSED.

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<li>Ports and packages:

<ul>

<li>Over 8,700 ports.

<li>Major overhaul of the package tools resulting in much better memory usage.

<li>Major overhaul of the package tools, resulting in much better memory usage.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pkg_add&sektion=1">pkg_add(1)</a> now trusts signed packages only by default.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pkg_add&sektion=1">pkg_add(1)</a> now only trusts signed packages by default.

<li>The build process now allows some limited capability for building

conflicting packages, yielding KDE 4 packages as a result, along

with KDE 3 ones.