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HTTP, FTP, RSYNC and AFS mirrors

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Getting the OpenBSD distribution

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Table Of Contents

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Purchase/download a + CD-ROM

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+The best way to get an OpenBSD release (-release) and support us +is to buy a 3-CD set. +More information is available on our ordering page. + +

+If you choose not to buy an OpenBSD CD-ROM, you can also install +OpenBSD with a CDROM you burn yourself. +To achieve this, you have to download one of the following ISO files from +our mirrors: +

+ +

+If you choose cd50.iso, you will need to get the base and X sets +via another media or network. +Otherwise, if you choose install50.iso, you will not need anything +but the application packages. + +

+Note that the paragraph above is also valid for the people interested in +running -current. +You can fetch install50.iso from the latest snapshot and install or +upgrade your system very quickly. + +

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Download via + HTTP/FTP

+ +OpenBSD can be also easily installed via HTTP or FTP. +Typically you need a single small piece of boot media (e.g., a boot floppy) +and then the rest of the files can be installed from a number of locations, +including directly off the Internet. +Consult the Installation Guide to get an +exhaustive list of the different ways to install OpenBSD, and learn how +to make a bootable OpenBSD install media. +With the official CD-ROMs, simply follow the printed installation guide. + +

+Choose a mirror near you from the following list of HTTP and FTP +mirrors which provide OpenBSD: + +

+ +Or alternatively download via RSYNC/AFS: + +
@@ -1090,8 +1143,8 @@ href="mailto:mirrors-discuss@openbsd.org">mirrors-discuss@openbsd.org with further details about their site, including network connectivity, geographic location, and general information. -We will suggest suitable locations to mirror from; do not mirror -from ftp.openbsd.org. +We will suggest a suitable second-level mirror to sync from; +do not mirror from ftp.openbsd.org.

Mirror operators should subscribe to the low-volume mirrors-announce mailing list. @@ -1099,7 +1152,7 @@

OpenBSD www@openbsd.org -
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