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<a name="releases"></a>
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<h2><a href="&base;/releases/index.html">Release
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Information</a></h2>
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<p>Detailed descriptions of past, present, and future releases.
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Look here first to determine what the latest version of FreeBSD
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is.</p>
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<a name="install"></a>
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<h2><a href="doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">Installing
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FreeBSD</a></h2>
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<p>There are many options for installing FreeBSD, including
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installation from CD-ROM, DVD, floppy disk, an MS-DOS® partition,
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magnetic tape, anonymous FTP, and NFS. Please read through the
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<a href="doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">installation
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guide</a> before downloading the entire FreeBSD distribution.</p>
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<a name="distribution"></a>
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<h2>Buying FreeBSD</h2>
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<p>FreeBSD can be acquired on CD-ROM or DVD from <a
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href="http://www.freebsdmall.com/">FreeBSD Mall</a>, <a
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href="http://www.bsdmall.com/freebsd1.html">BSD Mall</a>, or
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one of the other <a
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href="doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html">CD-ROM
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and DVD Publishers</a>.</p>
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<h2>Download FreeBSD</h2>
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<table border="1">
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<tr class="heading" style="text-align: center;">
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<td colspan="2">Version & Platform</td>
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<td>Distribution</td>
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<td title="ISO9660 CD image"><a href="doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-diff-media.html#INSTALL-CDROM">ISO</a></td>
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<td>Release<br>Notes</td>
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<td>Hardware<br>Notes</td>
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<td>Installation<br>Notes</td>
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<td>Errata</td>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td colspan="2">FreeBSD &rel.current;-RELEASE</td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/relnotes.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/hardware.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/installation.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td rowspan="7"><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/errata.html">[View]</a></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td> </td>
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<td>alpha</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/alpha/&rel.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/alpha/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/relnotes-alpha.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/hardware-alpha.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/installation-alpha.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td></td>
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<td>amd64</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/&rel.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/relnotes-amd64.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/hardware-amd64.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/installation-amd64.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td></td>
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<td>i386</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/&rel.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/relnotes-i386.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/hardware-i386.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/installation-i386.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td></td>
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<td>ia64</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/ia64/&rel.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/ia64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/relnotes-ia64.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/hardware-ia64.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/installation-ia64.html">[View]</a></td>
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<tr>
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<td></td>
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<td>pc98</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/pc98/&rel.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/pc98/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/relnotes-pc98.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/hardware-pc98.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td></td>
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<td>sparc64</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/&rel.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/relnotes-sparc64.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/hardware-sparc64.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel.current;R/installation-sparc64.html">[View]</a></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td colspan="2">FreeBSD &rel2.current;-RELEASE</td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel2.current;R/relnotes.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel2.current;R/hardware.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel2.current;R/installation.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td rowspan="3"><a href="releases/&rel2.current;R/errata.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td></td>
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<td>alpha</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/alpha/ISO-IMAGES/&rel2.current;/">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/alpha/ISO-IMAGES/&rel2.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel2.current;R/relnotes-alpha.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel2.current;R/hardware-alpha.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td></td>
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<td>i386</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/ISO-IMAGES/&rel2.current;/">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/ISO-IMAGES/&rel2.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel2.current;R/relnotes-i386.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel2.current;R/hardware-i386.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td><a href="releases/&rel2.current;R/installation-i386.html">[View]</a></td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<p><em>Note:</em> If you are in doubt of which platform /
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architecture to get, you probably need <em>i386</em>.</p>
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<p>If you plan on getting FreeBSD via FTP, please check the
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listing of <a
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href="doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html"><strong>mirror
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sites</strong></a> in the handbook to see if there is a site
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closer to you. For more information about past, present and
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future releases in general, please visit the <a
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href="releases/index.html">release information page</a>.</p>
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<p>If you're interested in a purely experimental
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<strong>snapshot</strong> release of FreeBSD-CURRENT (AKA
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&rel.head;-CURRENT), aimed at developers and bleeding-edge
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testers only, then please see the <a
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href="ftp://current.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/">daily snapshot
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server</a> FTP site.</p>
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<a name="apps"></a>
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<h2>Applications and Utility Software</h2>
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<h3>The Ports Collection</h3>
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<p>The FreeBSD Ports Collection is a diverse collection of utility
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and application software that has been ported to FreeBSD.</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/">FreeBSD
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Ports Collection</a></li>
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<li><a href="ports/index.html">Web interface to the Ports
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Collection</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.freshports.org/">FreshPorts - a more
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advanced web interface to Ports Collection</a></li>
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</ul>
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<p>For information about how <em>you</em> can contribute
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<em>your</em> favorite piece of software to the Port Collection,
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have a look at <em><a
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href="doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/index.html">The
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Porter's Handbook</a></em> and the article <em><a
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href="doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributing/index.html">Contributing
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to FreeBSD</a></em>.</p>
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