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! 19: <h2><font color="#e00000">The different ways to get OpenBSD</font></h2>
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! 21:
! 22: <h3>Table Of Contents</h3>
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! 24: <ul>
! 25: <li><a href="#cdrom">CDROM</a>
! 26: <li><a href="#mirrors">FTP/HTTP/AFS/RSYNC Mirrors</a>
! 27: </ul>
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! 30: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name=cdrom>CDROM</a></font></h3>
! 31:
! 32: <p>
! 33: The best way to get an OpenBSD release (<i>-release</i>) and support us
! 34: is to buy a 3-CD set. More informations are available on our
! 35: <a href="orders.html">ordering page</a>.
! 36:
! 37: <p>
! 38: If you choose not to buy an OpenBSD CD-ROM, OpenBSD can be also
! 39: installed with a CDROM you burnt yourself. To achieve this, you have to
! 40: download an ISO (i.e. <i>install42.iso</i> for <i>4.2</i>) for the
! 41: architecture you are running, on one of our
! 42: <a href="ftp.html">mirror</a>. ISOs are roughly 200MB in size, and you
! 43: will not need anything else but the <a href="faq/faq15.html">application
! 44: packages</a>.
! 45:
! 46: <p>
! 47: Note that the paragraph above is also valid for the people interested by
! 48: running <i>-current</i>. You can fetch <i>install42.iso</i> of the
! 49: latest snapshot and install or upgrade your system very quickly.
! 50:
! 51: <hr>
! 52: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name=mirrors>FTP/HTTP/AFS/RSYNC
! 53: Mirrors</a></font></h3>
! 54:
! 55: <p>
! 56: OpenBSD can be also easily installed via FTP. Typically you need a
! 57: single small piece of boot media (e.g., a boot floppy) and then the rest
! 58: of the files can be installed from a number of locations, including
! 59: directly off the Internet. Follow this simple set of instructions to
! 60: ensure that you find all of the documentation you will need while
! 61: performing an install via FTP. With the CD-ROMs, the necessary
! 62: documentation is easier to find.
! 63:
! 64: <h3>1 - Choose a mirror</h3>
! 65:
! 66: <p>
! 67: Read either of the following two files for a list of ftp mirrors which
! 68: provide OpenBSD, then choose one near you:
! 69:
! 70: <ul>
! 71: <li><a href="ftp.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/ftp.html</a></li>
! 72: <li><a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.2/ftplist"
! 73: >ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.2/ftplist</a></li>
! 74: </ul>
! 75:
! 76: <h3>2 - Connect to the mirror</h3>
! 77:
! 78: <p>
! 79: Connect to that ftp mirror site and go into the directory
! 80: pub/OpenBSD/4.2/ which contains these files and directories. This is a
! 81: list of what you will see:
! 82:
! 83: <pre>
! 84: ANNOUNCEMENT amd64/ mac68k/ sparc64/
! 85: Changelogs/ armish/ macppc/ src.tar.gz
! 86: HARDWARE avioon/ mvme68k/ sys.tar.gz
! 87: PACKAGES ftplist mvme88k/ tools/
! 88: PORTS hp300/ packages/ vax/
! 89: README hppa/ ports.tar.gz zaurus/
! 90: SIZES i386/ root.mail
! 91: XF4.tar.gz landisk/ sgi/
! 92: alpha/ luna88k/ sparc/
! 93: </pre>
! 94:
! 95: <p>
! 96: It is quite likely that you will want at LEAST the following files which
! 97: apply to all the architectures OpenBSD supports.
! 98:
! 99: <pre>
! 100: README - generic README
! 101: HARDWARE - list of hardware we support
! 102: PORTS - description of our "ports" tree
! 103: PACKAGES - description of pre-compiled packages
! 104: root.mail - a copy of root's mail at initial login.
! 105: (This is really worthwhile reading).
! 106: </pre>
! 107:
! 108: <p>
! 109: Read the <i>README</i> file. It is short, and a quick read will make
! 110: sure you understand what else you need to fetch.
! 111:
! 112: <h3>3 - Choose the installation methods</h3>
! 113:
! 114: <p>
! 115: Next, go into the directory that applies to your architecture, for
! 116: example, <i>i386</i>. This is a list of what you will see:
! 117:
! 118: <pre>
! 119: INSTALL.i386 cd42.iso floppyB42.fs pxeboot*
! 120: INSTALL.linux cdboot* floppyC42.fs xbase42.tgz
! 121: MD5 cdbr* game42.tgz xetc42.tgz
! 122: base42.tgz cdemu42.iso index.txt xfont42.tgz
! 123: bsd* comp42.tgz install42.iso xserv42.tgz
! 124: bsd.mp* etc42.tgz man42.tgz xshare42.tgz
! 125: bsd.rd* floppy42.fs misc42.tgz
! 126: </pre>
! 127:
! 128: <p>
! 129: Many ways to perform a new installation are available on our mirrors and
! 130: you will have to choose one of the following methods:
! 131:
! 132: <ul>
! 133: <li>CDROM</li>
! 134: <li>Bootable CDROM</li>
! 135: <li>Floppy</li>
! 136: <li>Network protocols (<i>PXE</i>, <i>MOP</i>, etc.)</li>
! 137: <li>etc.</li>
! 138: </ul>
! 139:
! 140: <p>
! 141: Consult the <a href="faq/faq4.html">Installation Guide</a> to get an
! 142: exhaustive list of the different ways to install OpenBSD, and learn how
! 143: to make a bootable OpenBSD install media.
! 144:
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! 147: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
! 148: <br><small>$OpenBSD$</small>
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