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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>.
29:
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
1.8 ! aanriot 33: download one of the following ISO files from our <a
! 34: href="ftp.html">mirrors</a>:
! 35:
! 36: <ul>
! 37: <li><i>cd42.iso</i> to burn a minimal 4.2 CDROM
! 38: (roughly 5MB in size, boot only)</li>
! 39: <li><i>install42.iso</i> to burn a full 4.2 CDROM
! 40: (roughly 200MB in size, boot + sets)</li>
! 41: </ul>
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! 43: <p>
! 44: If you choose <i>cd42.iso</i>, you will need to get the base and X sets
! 45: via another media or network. Otherwhise, if you choose
! 46: <i>install42.iso</i>, you will not need anything but the <a
! 47: href="faq/faq15.html">application packages</a>.
1.1 aanriot 48:
49: <p>
50: Note that the paragraph above is also valid for the people interested by
1.3 ian 51: running <i>-current</i>. You can fetch <i>install42.iso</i> from the
1.1 aanriot 52: latest snapshot and install or upgrade your system very quickly.
53:
54: <hr>
1.6 aanriot 55: <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name=mirrors>Download via
56: FTP/HTTP/AFS/RSYNC</a></font></h3>
1.1 aanriot 57:
58: <p>
59: OpenBSD can be also easily installed via FTP. Typically you need a
60: single small piece of boot media (e.g., a boot floppy) and then the rest
61: of the files can be installed from a number of locations, including
62: directly off the Internet. Follow this simple set of instructions to
63: ensure that you find all of the documentation you will need while
64: performing an install via FTP. With the CD-ROMs, the necessary
65: documentation is easier to find.
66:
67: <h3>1 - Choose a mirror</h3>
68:
69: <p>
70: Read either of the following two files for a list of ftp mirrors which
71: provide OpenBSD, then choose one near you:
72:
73: <ul>
74: <li><a href="ftp.html">http://www.OpenBSD.org/ftp.html</a></li>
75: <li><a href="ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.2/ftplist"
76: >ftp://ftp.OpenBSD.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.2/ftplist</a></li>
77: </ul>
78:
79: <h3>2 - Connect to the mirror</h3>
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81: <p>
82: Connect to that ftp mirror site and go into the directory
83: pub/OpenBSD/4.2/ which contains these files and directories. This is a
1.3 ian 84: list of what you should see:
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86: <pre>
87: ANNOUNCEMENT amd64/ mac68k/ sparc64/
88: Changelogs/ armish/ macppc/ src.tar.gz
89: HARDWARE avioon/ mvme68k/ sys.tar.gz
90: PACKAGES ftplist mvme88k/ tools/
91: PORTS hp300/ packages/ vax/
92: README hppa/ ports.tar.gz zaurus/
93: SIZES i386/ root.mail
1.4 aanriot 94: xenocara.tar.gz landisk/ sgi/
1.1 aanriot 95: alpha/ luna88k/ sparc/
96: </pre>
97:
98: <p>
1.3 ian 99: It is quite likely that you will want AT LEAST the following files which
1.1 aanriot 100: apply to all the architectures OpenBSD supports.
101:
102: <pre>
103: README - generic README
104: HARDWARE - list of hardware we support
105: PORTS - description of our "ports" tree
106: PACKAGES - description of pre-compiled packages
107: root.mail - a copy of root's mail at initial login.
108: (This is really worthwhile reading).
109: </pre>
110:
111: <p>
112: Read the <i>README</i> file. It is short, and a quick read will make
113: sure you understand what else you need to fetch.
114:
1.6 aanriot 115: <h3>3 - Choose the installation method</h3>
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117: <p>
118: Next, go into the directory that applies to your architecture, for
1.3 ian 119: example, <i>i386</i>. You should see something similar to the
120: following:
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122: <pre>
123: INSTALL.i386 cd42.iso floppyB42.fs pxeboot*
124: INSTALL.linux cdboot* floppyC42.fs xbase42.tgz
125: MD5 cdbr* game42.tgz xetc42.tgz
126: base42.tgz cdemu42.iso index.txt xfont42.tgz
127: bsd* comp42.tgz install42.iso xserv42.tgz
128: bsd.mp* etc42.tgz man42.tgz xshare42.tgz
129: bsd.rd* floppy42.fs misc42.tgz
130: </pre>
131:
132: <p>
133: Many ways to perform a new installation are available on our mirrors and
134: you will have to choose one of the following methods:
135:
136: <ul>
1.2 deraadt 137: <li>CDROM -- use the install42.iso files and burn a CDR</li>
1.5 aanriot 138: <li>Floppy -- write the floppy*42.fs files to a floppy</li>
1.7 aanriot 139: <li>Network protocols (<i>PXE</i>, <i>MOP</i>, etc.) -- see
140: INSTALL.* for details</li>
1.1 aanriot 141: <li>etc.</li>
142: </ul>
143:
144: <p>
145: Consult the <a href="faq/faq4.html">Installation Guide</a> to get an
146: exhaustive list of the different ways to install OpenBSD, and learn how
147: to make a bootable OpenBSD install media.
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