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17: <i><font color="#0000ff">Open</font></i><font color="#000084">BSD</font></a>
18: <font color="#e00000">6.6</font>
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23: Released XXX, 2019<br>
24: Copyright 1997-2019, Theo de Raadt.<br>
25: <br>
26: <br>
27: Artwork by Hans Tseng, Efrain Farias, and Natasha Allegri.
28: <br>
29: <ul>
30: <li>See the information on <a href="ftp.html">the FTP page</a> for
31: a list of mirror machines.
32: <li>Go to the <font color="#e00000">pub/OpenBSD/6.6/</font> directory on
33: one of the mirror sites.
34: <li>Have a look at <a href="errata66.html">the 6.6 errata page</a> for a list
35: of bugs and workarounds.
36: <li>See a <a href="plus66.html">detailed log of changes</a> between the
37: 6.5 and 6.6 releases.
38: <p>
39: <li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/signify.1">signify(1)</a>
40: pubkeys for this release:<p>
41:
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43: <td>
44: openbsd-66-base.pub:
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62:
63: <p>
64: All applicable copyrights and credits are in the src.tar.gz,
65: sys.tar.gz, xenocara.tar.gz, ports.tar.gz files, or in the
66: files fetched via ports.tar.gz.
67: </ul>
68: <br clear=all>
69:
70: <hr>
71:
72: <h3 id="new"><font color="#0000e0">What's New</font></h3>
73:
74: This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 6.6.
75: For a comprehensive list, see the <a href="plus66.html">changelog</a> leading
76: to 6.6.
77:
78: <ul>
79:
80: <li>Improved hardware support, including:
81: <ul>
82: </ul>
83:
84: <p>
85:
86: <li>IEEE 802.11 wireless stack improvements:
87: <ul>
88: </ul>
89: <p>
90:
91: <li>Generic network stack improvements:
92: <ul>
93: </ul>
94: <p>
95:
96: <li>Installer improvements:
97: <ul>
98: </ul>
99: <p>
100:
101: <li>Security improvements:
102: <ul>
103: </ul>
104: <p>
105:
106: <li>Routing daemons and other userland network improvements:
107: <ul>
108: </ul>
109: <p>
110:
111: <li><a href="https://man.openbsd.org/bgpd.8">bgpd(8)</a> improvements:
112: <ul>
113: </ul>
114: <p>
115:
116: <li>Assorted improvements:
117: <ul>
118: <li> The filesystem buffer cache now more aggressively uses memory
119: outside the DMA region, to improve cache performance on amd64
120: machines.
121: </ul>
122: <p>
123:
124: <li>OpenSMTPD 6.6.0
125: <ul>
126: </ul>
127: <p>
128:
129: <li>LibreSSL 3.0.X
130: <ul>
131: <li>API and Documentation Enhancements
132: <ul>
133: </ul>
134:
135: <li>Compatibility Changes
136: <ul>
137: </ul>
138:
139: <li>Testing and Proactive Security
140: <ul>
141: <li>
1.2 ! tb 142: A plethora of small fixes due to regular oss-fuzz testing.
1.1 beck 143: </ul>
144:
145: <li>Internal Improvements
146: <ul>
147: </ul>
148:
149: <li>Portable Improvements
150: <ul>
151: </ul>
152:
153: <li>Bug Fixes
154: <ul>
155: <li>
1.2 ! tb 156: Fixed issue where SRTP extension would not be sent by server.
1.1 beck 157: </ul>
158: </ul>
159: <p>
160:
161: <li>OpenSSH 8.X
162: <ul>
163: <li>New Features
164: <li>Bugfixes
165: </ul>
166: <p>
167:
168: <li>Mandoc XXX
169: <ul>
170: </ul>
171: <p>
172:
173: <li>Xenocara
174: <ul>
175: </ul>
176: <p>
177:
178: <li>Ports and packages:
179: <ul>
180: </ul>
181: <p>
182: <dl>
183: <dt>Many pre-built packages for each architecture:
184: </dl>
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186: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="95%">
187: <tr>
188: <td valign="top" width="25%">
189: <ul>
190: <li>aarch64: XXXX
191: <li>amd64: XXXX
192: <li>arm: XXXX
193: </ul></td><td valign=top width="25%"><ul>
194: <li>i386: XXXX
195: <li>mips64: XXXX
196: <li>mips64el: XXXX
197: </ul></td><td valign=top width="25%"><ul>
198: <li>powerpc: XXXX
199: <li>sparc64: XXXX
200: </ul></td></tr></table>
201: <p>
202:
203: <dl>
204: <dt>Some highlights:
205: </dl>
206: <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="95%">
207: <tr>
208: <td valign="top" width="25%"><ul>
209: </ul></td></tr></table>
210: <p>
211:
212: <li>As usual, steady improvements in manual pages and other documentation.
213: <p>
214:
215: <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:
216: <ul>
217: </ul>
218: </ul>
219:
220: <hr>
221:
222: <h3 id="install"><font color="#0000e0">How to install</font></h3>
223:
224: Please refer to the following files on the mirror site for
225: extensive details on how to install OpenBSD 6.6 on your machine:
226:
227: <ul>
228: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.6/alpha/INSTALL.alpha">
229: .../OpenBSD/6.6/alpha/INSTALL.alpha</a>
230: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.6/amd64/INSTALL.amd64">
231: .../OpenBSD/6.6/amd64/INSTALL.amd64</a>
232: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.6/arm64/INSTALL.arm64">
233: .../OpenBSD/6.6/arm64/INSTALL.arm64</a>
234: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.6/armv7/INSTALL.armv7">
235: .../OpenBSD/6.6/armv7/INSTALL.armv7</a>
236: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.6/hppa/INSTALL.hppa">
237: .../OpenBSD/6.6/hppa/INSTALL.hppa</a>
238: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.6/i386/INSTALL.i386">
239: .../OpenBSD/6.6/i386/INSTALL.i386</a>
240: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.6/landisk/INSTALL.landisk">
241: .../OpenBSD/6.6/landisk/INSTALL.landisk</a>
242: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.6/loongson/INSTALL.loongson">
243: .../OpenBSD/6.6/loongson/INSTALL.loongson</a>
244: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.6/luna88k/INSTALL.luna88k">
245: .../OpenBSD/6.6/luna88k/INSTALL.luna88k</a>
246: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.6/macppc/INSTALL.macppc">
247: .../OpenBSD/6.6/macppc/INSTALL.macppc</a>
248: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.6/octeon/INSTALL.octeon">
249: .../OpenBSD/6.6/octeon/INSTALL.octeon</a>
250: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.6/sgi/INSTALL.sgi">
251: .../OpenBSD/6.6/sgi/INSTALL.sgi</a>
252: <li><a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.6/sparc64/INSTALL.sparc64">
253: .../OpenBSD/6.6/sparc64/INSTALL.sparc64</a>
254: </ul>
255:
256: <hr>
257:
258: <p>
259: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the use of
260: the "<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/disklabel.8">disklabel</a> -E" command.
261: If you are at all confused when installing OpenBSD, read the relevant
262: INSTALL.* file as listed above!
263:
264: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/alpha:</font></h3>
265:
266: <ul style="list-style-type: none">
267: <li>
268: Write <i>floppy66.fs</i> or <i>floppyB66.fs</i> (depending on your machine)
269: to a diskette and enter <i>boot dva0</i>.
270: Refer to INSTALL.alpha for more details.
271: <p>
272: <li>
273: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
274: will most likely fail.
275: </ul>
276:
277: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/amd64:</font></h3>
278:
279: <ul style="list-style-type: none">
280: <li>
281: If your machine can boot from CD, you can write <i>install66.iso</i> or
282: <i>cd66.iso</i> to a CD and boot from it.
283: You may need to adjust your BIOS options first.
284: <p>
285: <li>
286: If your machine can boot from USB, you can write <i>install66.fs</i> or
287: <i>miniroot66.fs</i> to a USB stick and boot from it.
288: <p>
289: <li>
290: If you can't boot from a CD, floppy disk, or USB,
291: you can install across the network using PXE as described in the included
292: INSTALL.amd64 document.
293: <p>
294: <li>
295: If you are planning to dual boot OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to
296: read INSTALL.amd64.
297: </ul>
298:
299: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/arm64:</font></h3>
300:
301: <ul style="list-style-type: none">
302: <li>
303: Write <i>miniroot66.fs</i> to a disk and boot from it after connecting
304: to the serial console. Refer to INSTALL.arm64 for more details.
305: <p>
306: </ul>
307:
308: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/armv7:</font></h3>
309:
310: <ul style="list-style-type: none">
311: <li>
312: Write a system specific miniroot to an SD card and boot from it after connecting
313: to the serial console. Refer to INSTALL.armv7 for more details.
314: <p>
315: </ul>
316:
317: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/hppa:</font></h3>
318:
319: <ul style="list-style-type: none">
320: <li>
321: Boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hppa or the
322: <a href="hppa.html#install">hppa platform page</a>.
323: </ul>
324:
325: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/i386:</font></h3>
326:
327: <ul style="list-style-type: none">
328: <li>
329: If your machine can boot from CD, you can write <i>install66.iso</i> or
330: <i>cd66.iso</i> to a CD and boot from it.
331: You may need to adjust your BIOS options first.
332: <p>
333: <li>
334: If your machine can boot from USB, you can write <i>install66.fs</i> or
335: <i>miniroot66.fs</i> to a USB stick and boot from it.
336: <p>
337: <li>
338: If you can't boot from a CD, floppy disk, or USB,
339: you can install across the network using PXE as described in
340: the included INSTALL.i386 document.
341: <p>
342: <li>
343: If you are planning on dual booting OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to
344: read INSTALL.i386.
345: </ul>
346:
347: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/landisk:</font></h3>
348:
349: <ul style="list-style-type: none">
350: <li>
351: Write <i>miniroot66.fs</i> to the start of the CF
352: or disk, and boot normally.
353: </ul>
354:
355: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/loongson:</font></h3>
356:
357: <ul style="list-style-type: none">
358: <li>
359: Write <i>miniroot66.fs</i> to a USB stick and boot bsd.rd from it
360: or boot bsd.rd via tftp.
361: Refer to the instructions in INSTALL.loongson for more details.
362: </ul>
363:
364: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/luna88k:</font></h3>
365:
366: <ul style="list-style-type: none">
367: <li>
368: Copy `boot' and `bsd.rd' to a Mach or UniOS partition, and boot the bootloader
369: from the PROM, and then bsd.rd from the bootloader.
370: Refer to the instructions in INSTALL.luna88k for more details.
371: </ul>
372:
373: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/macppc:</font></h3>
374:
375: <ul style="list-style-type: none">
376: <li>
377: Burn the image from a mirror site to a CDROM, and power on your machine
378: while holding down the <i>C</i> key until the display turns on and
379: shows <i>OpenBSD/macppc boot</i>.
380: <p>
381: <li>
382: Alternatively, at the Open Firmware prompt, enter <i>boot cd:,ofwboot
383: /6.6/macppc/bsd.rd</i>
384: </ul>
385:
386: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/octeon:</font></h3>
387:
388: <ul style="list-style-type: none">
389: <li>
390: After connecting a serial port, boot bsd.rd over the network via DHCP/tftp.
391: Refer to the instructions in INSTALL.octeon for more details.
392: </ul>
393:
394: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sgi:</font></h3>
395:
396: <ul style="list-style-type: none">
397: <li>
398: To install, burn cd66.iso on a CD-R, put it in the CD drive of your
399: machine and select <i>Install System Software</i> from the System Maintenance
400: menu. Indigo/Indy/Indigo2 (R4000) systems will not boot automatically from
401: CD-ROM, and need a proper invocation from the PROM prompt.
402: Refer to the instructions in INSTALL.sgi for more details.
403:
404: <p>
405: <li>
406: If your machine doesn't have a CD drive, you can setup a DHCP/tftp network
407: server, and boot using "bootp()/bsd.rd.IP##" using the kernel matching your
408: system type. Refer to the instructions in INSTALL.sgi for more details.
409: </ul>
410:
411: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sparc64:</font></h3>
412:
413: <ul style="list-style-type: none">
414: <li>
415: Burn the image from a mirror site to a CDROM, boot from it, and type
416: <i>boot cdrom</i>.
417: <p>
418: <li>
419: If this doesn't work, or if you don't have a CDROM drive, you can write
420: <i>floppy66.fs</i> or <i>floppyB66.fs</i>
421: (depending on your machine) to a floppy and boot it with <i>boot
422: floppy</i>. Refer to INSTALL.sparc64 for details.
423: <p>
424: <li>
425: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
426: will most likely fail.
427: <p>
428: <li>
429: You can also write <i>miniroot66.fs</i> to the swap partition on
430: the disk and boot with <i>boot disk:b</i>.
431: <p>
432: <li>
433: If nothing works, you can boot over the network as described in INSTALL.sparc64.
434: </ul>
435:
436: <hr>
437:
438: <h3 id="upgrade"><font color="#0000e0">How to upgrade</font></h3>
439:
440: If you already have an OpenBSD 6.5 system, and do not want to reinstall,
441: upgrade instructions and advice can be found in the
442: <a href="faq/upgrade66.html">Upgrade Guide</a>.
443: <p>
444:
445: <hr>
446:
447: <h3 id="sourcecode"><font color="#0000e0">Notes about the source code</font></h3>
448:
449: <tt>src.tar.gz</tt> contains a source archive starting at <tt>/usr/src</tt>.
450: This file contains everything you need except for the kernel sources,
451: which are in a separate archive.
452: To extract:
453:
454: <blockquote><pre>
455: # <b>mkdir -p /usr/src</b>
456: # <b>cd /usr/src</b>
457: # <b>tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz</b>
458: </pre></blockquote>
459:
460: <tt>sys.tar.gz</tt> contains a source archive starting at <tt>/usr/src/sys</tt>.
461: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
462: To extract:
463:
464: <blockquote><pre>
465: # <b>mkdir -p /usr/src/sys</b>
466: # <b>cd /usr/src</b>
467: # <b>tar xvfz /tmp/sys.tar.gz</b>
468: </pre></blockquote>
469:
470: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
471: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
472: described <a href="anoncvs.html">here</a>.
473: Using these files
474: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
475: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
476: <p>
477:
478: <hr>
479:
480: <h3 id="ports"><font color="#0000e0">Ports Tree</font></h3>
481:
482: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
483:
484: <blockquote><pre>
485: # <b>cd /usr</b>
486: # <b>tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz</b>
487: </pre></blockquote>
488:
489: Go read the <a href="faq/ports/index.html">ports</a> page
490: if you know nothing about ports
491: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
492: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
493: OpenBSD ports system.
494: <p>
495: The <i>ports/</i> directory represents a CVS checkout of our ports.
496: As with our complete source tree, our ports tree is available via
497: <a href="anoncvs.html">AnonCVS</a>.
498: So, in order to keep up to date with the -stable branch, you must make
499: the <i>ports/</i> tree available on a read-write medium and update the tree
500: with a command like:
501:
502: <blockquote><pre>
503: # <b>cd /usr/ports</b>
504: # <b>cvs -d anoncvs@server.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd -rOPENBSD_6_5</b>
505: </pre></blockquote>
506:
507: [Of course, you must replace the server name here with a nearby anoncvs
508: server.]
509: <p>
510: Note that most ports are available as packages on our mirrors. Updated
511: ports for the 6.6 release will be made available if problems arise.
512: <p>
513: If you're interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
514: would like to know more, the mailing list
515: <a href="mail.html">ports@openbsd.org</a> is a good place to know.
516: <p>
517: </body>
518: </html>
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