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1.2 deraadt 19: <h2><font color="#e00000">Getting the OpenBSD distribution</font></h2>
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1.6 aanriot 22: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name=cdrom>Purchase/download a
23: CD-ROM</a></font></h3>
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25: <p>
26: The best way to get an OpenBSD release (<i>-release</i>) and support us
1.3 ian 27: is to buy a 3-CD set. More information is available on our
1.1 aanriot 28: <a href="orders.html">ordering page</a>.
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30: <p>
1.3 ian 31: If you choose not to buy an OpenBSD CD-ROM, you can also install
32: OpenBSD with a CDROM you burn yourself. To achieve this, you have to
1.1 aanriot 33: download an ISO (i.e. <i>install42.iso</i> for <i>4.2</i>) for the
1.3 ian 34: architecture you are running, from one of our
35: <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>. ISOs are roughly 200MB in size, and you
1.1 aanriot 36: will not need anything else but the <a href="faq/faq15.html">application
37: packages</a>.
38:
39: <p>
40: Note that the paragraph above is also valid for the people interested by
1.3 ian 41: running <i>-current</i>. You can fetch <i>install42.iso</i> from the
1.1 aanriot 42: latest snapshot and install or upgrade your system very quickly.
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44: <hr>
1.6 aanriot 45: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name=mirrors>Download via
46: FTP/HTTP/AFS/RSYNC</a></font></h3>
1.1 aanriot 47:
48: <p>
49: OpenBSD can be also easily installed via FTP. Typically you need a
50: single small piece of boot media (e.g., a boot floppy) and then the rest
51: of the files can be installed from a number of locations, including
52: directly off the Internet. Follow this simple set of instructions to
53: ensure that you find all of the documentation you will need while
54: performing an install via FTP. With the CD-ROMs, the necessary
55: documentation is easier to find.
56:
57: <h3>1 - Choose a mirror</h3>
58:
59: <p>
60: Read either of the following two files for a list of ftp mirrors which
61: provide OpenBSD, then choose one near you:
62:
63: <ul>
64: <li><a href="ftp.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/ftp.html</a></li>
65: <li><a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.2/ftplist"
66: >ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.2/ftplist</a></li>
67: </ul>
68:
69: <h3>2 - Connect to the mirror</h3>
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71: <p>
72: Connect to that ftp mirror site and go into the directory
73: pub/OpenBSD/4.2/ which contains these files and directories. This is a
1.3 ian 74: list of what you should see:
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77: ANNOUNCEMENT amd64/ mac68k/ sparc64/
78: Changelogs/ armish/ macppc/ src.tar.gz
79: HARDWARE avioon/ mvme68k/ sys.tar.gz
80: PACKAGES ftplist mvme88k/ tools/
81: PORTS hp300/ packages/ vax/
82: README hppa/ ports.tar.gz zaurus/
83: SIZES i386/ root.mail
1.4 aanriot 84: xenocara.tar.gz landisk/ sgi/
1.1 aanriot 85: alpha/ luna88k/ sparc/
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88: <p>
1.3 ian 89: It is quite likely that you will want AT LEAST the following files which
1.1 aanriot 90: apply to all the architectures OpenBSD supports.
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92: <pre>
93: README - generic README
94: HARDWARE - list of hardware we support
95: PORTS - description of our "ports" tree
96: PACKAGES - description of pre-compiled packages
97: root.mail - a copy of root's mail at initial login.
98: (This is really worthwhile reading).
99: </pre>
100:
101: <p>
102: Read the <i>README</i> file. It is short, and a quick read will make
103: sure you understand what else you need to fetch.
104:
1.6 aanriot 105: <h3>3 - Choose the installation method</h3>
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107: <p>
108: Next, go into the directory that applies to your architecture, for
1.3 ian 109: example, <i>i386</i>. You should see something similar to the
110: following:
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113: INSTALL.i386 cd42.iso floppyB42.fs pxeboot*
114: INSTALL.linux cdboot* floppyC42.fs xbase42.tgz
115: MD5 cdbr* game42.tgz xetc42.tgz
116: base42.tgz cdemu42.iso index.txt xfont42.tgz
117: bsd* comp42.tgz install42.iso xserv42.tgz
118: bsd.mp* etc42.tgz man42.tgz xshare42.tgz
119: bsd.rd* floppy42.fs misc42.tgz
120: </pre>
121:
122: <p>
123: Many ways to perform a new installation are available on our mirrors and
124: you will have to choose one of the following methods:
125:
126: <ul>
1.2 deraadt 127: <li>CDROM -- use the install42.iso files and burn a CDR</li>
1.5 aanriot 128: <li>Floppy -- write the floppy*42.fs files to a floppy</li>
1.7 ! aanriot 129: <li>Network protocols (<i>PXE</i>, <i>MOP</i>, etc.) -- see
! 130: INSTALL.* for details</li>
1.1 aanriot 131: <li>etc.</li>
132: </ul>
133:
134: <p>
135: Consult the <a href="faq/faq4.html">Installation Guide</a> to get an
136: exhaustive list of the different ways to install OpenBSD, and learn how
137: to make a bootable OpenBSD install media.
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