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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /><title>FreeBSD 10.4-RELEASE README</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="docbook.css" /><link rev="made" href="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org" /><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1" /><meta name="description" content="This document gives a brief introduction to FreeBSD 10.4-RELEASE. It includes some information on how to obtain FreeBSD, a listing of various ways to contact the FreeBSD Project, and pointers to some other sources of information." /><script xmlns="" type="text/javascript" src="/layout/js/google.js"></script></head><body><div class="article"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="idp61018552"></a>FreeBSD 10.4-RELEASE README</h1></div><div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="orgname">The FreeBSD Project</span></h3></div></div><div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="copyright">Copyright © 2000-2017 The FreeBSD Documentation
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Project</p></div><div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="legalnotice"><a id="trademarks"></a><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">FreeBSD is a registered trademark of
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the FreeBSD Foundation. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Intel, Celeron, Centrino, Core, EtherExpress, i386,
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i486, Itanium, Pentium, and Xeon are trademarks or registered
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trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United
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registered trademarks and IT DialTone and The Open Group are
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trademarks of The Open Group in the United States and other
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countries. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">SPARC, SPARC64, and
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UltraSPARC are trademarks of SPARC International, Inc in the United
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States and other countries. SPARC International, Inc owns all of the
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SPARC trademarks and under licensing agreements allows the proper use
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of these trademarks by its members. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Many of the designations used by
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manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed
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as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this document,
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and the FreeBSD Project was aware of the trademark claim, the
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designations have been followed by the <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">“<span class="quote">™</span>”</span> or the
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<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">“<span class="quote">®</span>”</span> symbol. </p></div></div><div>Last modified on 2017-09-15 15:17:31 EDT by gjb.</div><div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="abstract"><div class="abstract-title">Abstract</div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">This document gives a brief introduction to FreeBSD
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10.4-RELEASE. It includes some information on how to
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obtain FreeBSD, a listing of various ways to contact the FreeBSD
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Project, and pointers to some other sources of
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information. </p></div></div></div><hr /></div><div class="toc"><div class="toc-title">Table of Contents</div><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#intro">1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#idp58682424">1.1. About FreeBSD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#idp59260856">1.2. Target Audience</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#obtain">2. Obtaining FreeBSD</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#idp59494840">2.1. CDROM and DVD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#idp59501496">2.2. FTP</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#contacting">3. Contacting the FreeBSD Project</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#idp59516344">3.1. Email and Mailing Lists</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#idp59550264">3.2. Submitting Problem Reports</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#seealso">4. Further Reading</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#release-docs">4.1. Release Documentation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#idp59605176">4.2. Manual Pages</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#idp59635640">4.3. Books and Articles</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#acknowledgements">5. Acknowledgments</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="intro"></a>1. Introduction</h2></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">This distribution is a snapshot of FreeBSD
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10.4-RELEASE, the latest point along the 10.4-STABLE
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branch. </p><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="idp58682424"></a>1.1. About FreeBSD</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">FreeBSD is an operating system based on 4.4 BSD Lite for
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AMD64 and Intel EM64T based PC hardware (amd64), Intel,
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AMD, Cyrix or NexGen <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">“<span class="quote">x86</span>”</span> based PC hardware
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(i386), Intel Itanium Processor based computers
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(ia64), NEC PC-9801/9821 series PCs and compatibles
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(pc98), and <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">UltraSPARC</span>® machines (sparc64).
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Versions for the <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">ARM</span>® (arm), <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">MIPS</span>® (mips), and
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<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">PowerPC</span>® (powerpc) architectures are currently under
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development as well. FreeBSD works with a wide variety of
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peripherals and configurations and can be used for everything
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from software development to games to Internet Service
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Provision. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">This release of FreeBSD contains everything you need to run
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such a system, including full source code for the kernel and
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all utilities in the base distribution. With the source
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distribution installed, you can literally recompile the entire
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system from scratch with one command, making it ideal for
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students, researchers, or users who simply want to see how it
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all works. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">A large collection of third-party ported software (the
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<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">“<span class="quote">Ports Collection</span>”</span>) is also provided to make it
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easy to obtain and install all your favorite traditional
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<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">UNIX</span>® utilities for FreeBSD. Each <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">“<span class="quote">port</span>”</span> consists
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of a set of scripts to retrieve, configure, build, and install
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a piece of software, with a single command. Over
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24,000 ports, from editors to programming languages to
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graphical applications, make FreeBSD a powerful and comprehensive
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operating environment that extends far beyond what's provided
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by many commercial versions of <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">UNIX</span>®. Most ports are also
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available as pre-compiled <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">“<span class="quote">packages</span>”</span>, which can
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be quickly installed from the installation program. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="idp59260856"></a>1.2. Target Audience</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">This snapshot is aimed
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primarily at early adopters and various other users who want
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to get involved with the ongoing development of FreeBSD. While
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the FreeBSD development team tries its best to ensure that each
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snapshot works as advertised, 10.4-STABLE is very
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much a work-in-progress. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">The basic requirements for using
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this snapshot are technical proficiency with FreeBSD and an
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understanding of the ongoing development process of FreeBSD
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10.4-STABLE (as discussed on the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable" target="_top">FreeBSD-STABLE mailing list</a>). </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">For those more interested in doing
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business with FreeBSD than in experimenting with new FreeBSD
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technology, formal releases (such as 10.3-RELEASE)
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are frequently more appropriate. Releases undergo a period of
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testing and quality assurance checking to ensure high
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reliability and dependability. </p></div></div><div class="sect1"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="obtain"></a>2. Obtaining FreeBSD</h2></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">FreeBSD may be obtained in a variety of ways. This section
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focuses on those ways that are primarily useful for obtaining a
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complete FreeBSD distribution, rather than updating an existing
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installation. </p><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="idp59494840"></a>2.1. CDROM and DVD</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">FreeBSD -RELEASE distributions may be ordered on CDROM or DVD
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from several publishers. This is frequently the most
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convenient way to obtain FreeBSD for new installations, as it
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provides a convenient way to quickly reinstall the system if
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necessary. Some distributions include some of the optional,
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precompiled <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">“<span class="quote">packages</span>”</span> from the FreeBSD Ports
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Collection, or other extra material. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">A list of the CDROM and DVD publishers known to the
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project are listed in the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html" target="_top"><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Obtaining
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FreeBSD</span>”</span></a> appendix to the Handbook. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="idp59501496"></a>2.2. FTP</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">You can use FTP to retrieve FreeBSD and any or all of its
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optional packages from <code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="uri"><a class="uri" href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/" target="_top">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/</a></code>,
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which is the official FreeBSD release site, or any of its
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<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">“<span class="quote">mirrors</span>”</span>. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Lists of locations that mirror FreeBSD can be found in the
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<a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html" target="_top">FTP
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Sites</a> section of the Handbook.
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Finding a close (in networking terms) mirror from which to
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download the distribution is highly recommended. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Additional mirror sites are always welcome. Contact
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<code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="email"><<a xmlns="" class="email" href="mailto:freebsd-admin@FreeBSD.org">freebsd-admin@FreeBSD.org</a>></code> for more details on
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becoming an official mirror site. You can also find useful
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information for mirror sites at the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/hubs/" target="_top">Mirroring FreeBSD</a>
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article. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Mirrors generally contain the ISO images generally used to
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create a CDROM of a FreeBSD release. They usually also contain
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floppy disk images (for applicable platforms), as well as the
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files necessary to do an installation over the network.
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Finally mirrors sites usually contain a set of packages for
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the most current release. </p></div></div><div class="sect1"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="contacting"></a>3. Contacting the FreeBSD Project</h2></div></div></div><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="idp59516344"></a>3.1. Email and Mailing Lists</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">For any questions or general technical support issues,
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please send mail to the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions" target="_top">FreeBSD general questions mailing list</a>. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">If tracking the 10.4-STABLE development efforts, you
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<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="emphasis"><em>must</em></span> join the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable" target="_top">FreeBSD-STABLE mailing list</a>, in order to
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keep abreast of recent developments and changes that may
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affect the way you use and maintain the system. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Being a largely-volunteer effort, the FreeBSD Project is
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always happy to have extra hands willing to help—there
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are already far more desired enhancements than there is time
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to implement them. To contact the developers on technical
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matters, or with offers of help, please send mail to the
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<a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers" target="_top">FreeBSD technical discussions mailing list</a>. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Please note that these mailing lists can experience
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<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="emphasis"><em>significant</em></span> amounts of traffic. If you
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have slow or expensive mail access, or are only interested in
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keeping up with major FreeBSD events, you may find it
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preferable to subscribe instead to the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-announce" target="_top">FreeBSD announcements mailing list</a>. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">All of the mailing lists can be freely joined by anyone
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wishing to do so. Visit the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../mailman/listinfo" target="_top">FreeBSD Mailman Info
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Page</a>. This will give you more information on joining
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the various lists, accessing archives, etc. There are
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a number of mailing lists targeted at special interest groups
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not mentioned here; more information can be obtained either
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from the Mailman pages or the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../support.html#mailing-list" target="_top">mailing
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lists section</a> of the FreeBSD Web site. </p><div xmlns="" class="important"><h3 class="admontitle">Important: </h3><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Do <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> send email to the lists
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asking to be subscribed. Use the Mailman interface
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instead. </p></div></div><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="idp59550264"></a>3.2. Submitting Problem Reports</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Suggestions, bug reports and contributions of code are
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always valued—please do not hesitate to report any
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problems you may find. Bug reports with attached fixes are of
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course even more welcome. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">The preferred method to submit bug reports from a machine
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with Internet connectivity is to use the
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<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="application">Bugzilla</span> bug tracker.
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<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">“<span class="quote">Problem Reports</span>”</span> (PRs) submitted in this way
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will be filed and their progress tracked; the FreeBSD developers
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will do their best to respond to all reported bugs as soon as
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possible. <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="https://bugs.FreeBSD.org/search/" target="_top">A list of all
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active PRs</a> is available on the FreeBSD Web site; this
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list is useful to see what potential problems other users have
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encountered. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Note that <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="citerefentry" href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=send-pr&sektion=1&manpath=freebsd-release-ports"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">send-pr</span>(1)</span></a> is deprecated. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">For more information, <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/problem-reports/" target="_top"><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Writing
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FreeBSD Problem Reports</span>”</span></a>, available on the FreeBSD
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Web site, has a number of helpful hints on writing and
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submitting effective problem reports. </p></div></div><div class="sect1"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="seealso"></a>4. Further Reading</h2></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">There are many sources of information about FreeBSD; some are
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included with this distribution, while others are available
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on-line or in print versions. </p><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="release-docs"></a>4.1. Release Documentation</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">A number of other files provide more specific information
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about this snapshot distribution. These files are
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provided in various formats. Most distributions will include
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both ASCII text (<code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">.TXT</code>) and HTML
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(<code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">.HTM</code>) renditions. Some distributions
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may also include other formats such as Portable Document
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Format (<code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">.PDF</code>). </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"><code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">README.TXT</code>: This file, which
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gives some general information about FreeBSD as well as
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some cursory notes about obtaining a
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distribution. </p></li><li class="listitem"><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"><code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">RELNOTES.TXT</code>: The release
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notes, showing what's new and different in FreeBSD
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10.4-RELEASE compared to the previous release (FreeBSD
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10.3-RELEASE). </p></li><li class="listitem"><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"><code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">HARDWARE.TXT</code>: The hardware
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compatibility list, showing devices with which FreeBSD has
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been tested and is known to work. </p></li><li class="listitem"><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"><code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">ERRATA.TXT</code>: Release errata.
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Late-breaking, post-release information can be found in
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this file, which is principally applicable to releases
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(as opposed to snapshots). It is important to consult
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this file before installing a release of FreeBSD, as it
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contains the latest information on problems which have
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been found and fixed since the release was
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created. </p></li></ul></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">On platforms that support <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="citerefentry" href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bsdinstall&sektion=8&manpath=freebsd-release-ports"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">bsdinstall</span>(8)</span></a> (currently
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amd64, i386, ia64, pc98, and
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sparc64), these documents are generally available via
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the Documentation menu during installation. Once the system
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is installed, you can revisit this menu by re-running the
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<a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="citerefentry" href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bsdinstall&sektion=8&manpath=freebsd-release-ports"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">bsdinstall</span>(8)</span></a> utility. </p><div xmlns="" class="note"><h3 class="admontitle">Note: </h3><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">It is extremely important to read the errata for any
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given release before installing it, to learn about any
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<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">“<span class="quote">late-breaking news</span>”</span> or post-release problems.
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The errata file accompanying each release (most likely right
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next to this file) is already out of date by definition, but
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other copies are kept updated on the Internet and should be
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consulted as the <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">“<span class="quote">current errata</span>”</span> for this
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release. These other copies of the errata are located at
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the <code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="uri"><a class="uri" href="../../../../releases/" target="_top">FreeBSD 10.4-RELEASE
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(as well as any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this
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location). </p></div></div><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="idp59605176"></a>4.2. Manual Pages</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">As with almost all <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">UNIX</span>® like operating systems, FreeBSD
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comes with a set of on-line manual pages, accessed through the
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<a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="citerefentry" href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=man&sektion=1&manpath=freebsd-release-ports"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">man</span>(1)</span></a> command or through the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi" target="_top">hypertext
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manual pages gateway</a> on the FreeBSD Web site. In
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general, the manual pages provide information on the different
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commands and APIs available to the FreeBSD user. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">In some cases, manual pages are written to give
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information on particular topics. Notable examples of such
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manual pages are <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="citerefentry" href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tuning&sektion=7&manpath=freebsd-release-ports"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">tuning</span>(7)</span></a> (a guide to performance
|
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tuning), <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="citerefentry" href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=security&sektion=7&manpath=freebsd-release-ports"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">security</span>(7)</span></a> (an introduction to FreeBSD security),
|
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and <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="citerefentry" href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=style&sektion=9&manpath=freebsd-release-ports"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">style</span>(9)</span></a> (a style guide to kernel coding). </p></div><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="idp59635640"></a>4.3. Books and Articles</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Two highly-useful collections of FreeBSD-related information,
|
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maintained by the FreeBSD Project, are the FreeBSD Handbook and FreeBSD
|
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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions document). On-line versions
|
||
of the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/" target="_top">Handbook</a> and <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/" target="_top">FAQ</a> are always
|
||
available from the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../docs.html" target="_top">FreeBSD Documentation
|
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page</a> or its mirrors. If you install the
|
||
<code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">doc</code> distribution set, you can use a Web
|
||
browser to read the Handbook and FAQ locally. In particular,
|
||
note that the Handbook contains a step-by-step guide to
|
||
installing FreeBSD. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">A number of on-line books and articles, also maintained by
|
||
the FreeBSD Project, cover more-specialized, FreeBSD-related topics.
|
||
This material spans a wide range of topics, from effective use
|
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of the mailing lists, to dual-booting FreeBSD with other
|
||
operating systems, to guidelines for new committers. Like the
|
||
Handbook and FAQ, these documents are available from the FreeBSD
|
||
Documentation Page or in the <code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">doc</code>
|
||
distribution set. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">A listing of other books and documents about FreeBSD can be
|
||
found in the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bibliography.html" target="_top">bibliography</a>
|
||
of the FreeBSD Handbook. Because of FreeBSD's strong <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">UNIX</span>®
|
||
heritage, many other articles and books written for <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">UNIX</span>®
|
||
systems are applicable as well, some of which are also listed
|
||
in the bibliography. </p></div></div><div class="sect1"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="acknowledgements"></a>5. Acknowledgments</h2></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">FreeBSD represents the cumulative work of many hundreds, if not
|
||
thousands, of individuals from around the world who have worked
|
||
countless hours to bring about this snapshot. For
|
||
a complete list of FreeBSD developers and contributors, please see
|
||
<a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributors/" target="_top"><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Contributors
|
||
to FreeBSD</span>”</span></a> on the FreeBSD Web site or any of its
|
||
mirrors. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Special thanks also go to the many thousands of FreeBSD users
|
||
and testers all over the world, without whom this snapshot
|
||
simply would not have been possible. </p></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" align="center"><small>This file, and other release-related documents,
|
||
can be downloaded from <a href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/">https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/</a>.</small></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" align="center"><small>For questions about FreeBSD, read the
|
||
<a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html">documentation</a> before
|
||
contacting <<a href="mailto:questions@FreeBSD.org">questions@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</small></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" align="center"><small>All users of FreeBSD 10.4-STABLE should
|
||
subscribe to the <<a href="mailto:stable@FreeBSD.org">stable@FreeBSD.org</a>>
|
||
mailing list.</small></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" align="center"><small>For questions about this documentation,
|
||
e-mail <<a href="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">doc@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</small></p></body></html> |