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1.2 ! deraadt 19: <h2><font color="#e00000">Getting the OpenBSD distribution</font></h2>
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22: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name=cdrom>CDROM</a></font></h3>
23:
24: <p>
25: The best way to get an OpenBSD release (<i>-release</i>) and support us
26: is to buy a 3-CD set. More informations are available on our
27: <a href="orders.html">ordering page</a>.
28:
29: <p>
30: If you choose not to buy an OpenBSD CD-ROM, OpenBSD can be also
31: installed with a CDROM you burnt yourself. To achieve this, you have to
32: download an ISO (i.e. <i>install42.iso</i> for <i>4.2</i>) for the
33: architecture you are running, on one of our
34: <a href="ftp.html">mirror</a>. ISOs are roughly 200MB in size, and you
35: will not need anything else but the <a href="faq/faq15.html">application
36: packages</a>.
37:
38: <p>
39: Note that the paragraph above is also valid for the people interested by
40: running <i>-current</i>. You can fetch <i>install42.iso</i> of the
41: latest snapshot and install or upgrade your system very quickly.
42:
43: <hr>
44: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name=mirrors>FTP/HTTP/AFS/RSYNC
45: Mirrors</a></font></h3>
46:
47: <p>
48: OpenBSD can be also easily installed via FTP. Typically you need a
49: single small piece of boot media (e.g., a boot floppy) and then the rest
50: of the files can be installed from a number of locations, including
51: directly off the Internet. Follow this simple set of instructions to
52: ensure that you find all of the documentation you will need while
53: performing an install via FTP. With the CD-ROMs, the necessary
54: documentation is easier to find.
55:
56: <h3>1 - Choose a mirror</h3>
57:
58: <p>
59: Read either of the following two files for a list of ftp mirrors which
60: provide OpenBSD, then choose one near you:
61:
62: <ul>
63: <li><a href="ftp.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/ftp.html</a></li>
64: <li><a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.2/ftplist"
65: >ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.2/ftplist</a></li>
66: </ul>
67:
68: <h3>2 - Connect to the mirror</h3>
69:
70: <p>
71: Connect to that ftp mirror site and go into the directory
72: pub/OpenBSD/4.2/ which contains these files and directories. This is a
73: list of what you will see:
74:
75: <pre>
76: ANNOUNCEMENT amd64/ mac68k/ sparc64/
77: Changelogs/ armish/ macppc/ src.tar.gz
78: HARDWARE avioon/ mvme68k/ sys.tar.gz
79: PACKAGES ftplist mvme88k/ tools/
80: PORTS hp300/ packages/ vax/
81: README hppa/ ports.tar.gz zaurus/
82: SIZES i386/ root.mail
83: XF4.tar.gz landisk/ sgi/
84: alpha/ luna88k/ sparc/
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86:
87: <p>
88: It is quite likely that you will want at LEAST the following files which
89: apply to all the architectures OpenBSD supports.
90:
91: <pre>
92: README - generic README
93: HARDWARE - list of hardware we support
94: PORTS - description of our "ports" tree
95: PACKAGES - description of pre-compiled packages
96: root.mail - a copy of root's mail at initial login.
97: (This is really worthwhile reading).
98: </pre>
99:
100: <p>
101: Read the <i>README</i> file. It is short, and a quick read will make
102: sure you understand what else you need to fetch.
103:
104: <h3>3 - Choose the installation methods</h3>
105:
106: <p>
107: Next, go into the directory that applies to your architecture, for
108: example, <i>i386</i>. This is a list of what you will see:
109:
110: <pre>
111: INSTALL.i386 cd42.iso floppyB42.fs pxeboot*
112: INSTALL.linux cdboot* floppyC42.fs xbase42.tgz
113: MD5 cdbr* game42.tgz xetc42.tgz
114: base42.tgz cdemu42.iso index.txt xfont42.tgz
115: bsd* comp42.tgz install42.iso xserv42.tgz
116: bsd.mp* etc42.tgz man42.tgz xshare42.tgz
117: bsd.rd* floppy42.fs misc42.tgz
118: </pre>
119:
120: <p>
121: Many ways to perform a new installation are available on our mirrors and
122: you will have to choose one of the following methods:
123:
124: <ul>
1.2 ! deraadt 125: <li>CDROM -- use the install42.iso files and burn a CDR</li>
! 126: <li>Floppy -- write the floppy*42.iso files to a floppy</li>
1.1 aanriot 127: <li>Network protocols (<i>PXE</i>, <i>MOP</i>, etc.)</li>
128: <li>etc.</li>
129: </ul>
130:
131: <p>
132: Consult the <a href="faq/faq4.html">Installation Guide</a> to get an
133: exhaustive list of the different ways to install OpenBSD, and learn how
134: to make a bootable OpenBSD install media.
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