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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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<h2><a href="&base;/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="&base;/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>, or
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one of the other <a
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href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html">CD-ROM
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and DVD Publishers</a>.</p>
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<a name="download"></a>
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<h2>Download FreeBSD</h2>
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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="&base;/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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<td colspan="2">FreeBSD &rel.current;-RELEASE</td>
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<td rowspan="7"><a href="&base;/releases/&rel.current;R/relnotes.html">[View]</a></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>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>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>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>powerpc</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/&rel.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.current;/">[ISO]</a></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 colspan="2">FreeBSD &rel2.current;-RELEASE</td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td rowspan="7"><a href="&base;/releases/&rel2.current;R/relnotes.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td rowspan="7"><a href="&base;/releases/&rel2.current;R/hardware.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td rowspan="7"><a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">[View]</a></td>
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<td>amd64</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/&rel2.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel2.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
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<td>i386</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/&rel2.current;-RELEASE">[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>pc98</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/pc98/&rel2.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td>sparc64</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/&rel2.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel2.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
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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="&base;/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. Alternatively, you may want to download &os; using
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the BitTorrent protocol. The <q>.torrent</q> files can be
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downloaded from the <a
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href="http://torrents.FreeBSD.org:8080/">&os; BitTorrent Tracker</a>.</p>
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<![ %beta.testing; [
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<a name="helptest"></a>
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<h2>Help With The Next FreeBSD Release<![%beta2.testing; [s]]></h2>
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<p>Our developers and release engineers are working on the
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the next release<![%beta2.testing; [s]]> of FreeBSD; if you wish to help with testing,
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please download the latest build<![%beta2.testing; [s]]>. Please note that these images
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are, by their very nature, intended for testing and should not
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be used in production environments.</p>
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<td>Distribution</td>
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<td title="ISO9660 CD image"><a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-diff-media.html#INSTALL-CDROM">ISO</a></td>
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<td>Status page</td>
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<td colspan="2">FreeBSD &betarel.current;-&betarel.vers;</td>
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<td>amd64</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/&betarel.current;-&betarel.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/&betarel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
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<td>i386</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/&betarel.current;-&betarel.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/ISO-IMAGES/&betarel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
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<td>ia64</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/ia64/&betarel.current;-&betarel.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/ia64/ISO-IMAGES/&betarel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
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<td>pc98</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/pc98/&betarel.current;-&betarel.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/pc98/ISO-IMAGES/&betarel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
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<td>powerpc</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/&betarel.current;-&betarel.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/&betarel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
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<td>sparc64</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/&betarel.current;-&betarel.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td>amd64</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/&betarel2.current;-&betarel2.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td>i386</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/&betarel2.current;-&betarel2.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<td>ia64</td>
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<td>sparc64</td>
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<td><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/&betarel2.current;-&betarel2.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
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<p>If you are 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="&base;/snapshots/">&os; Snapshot Releases</a> page. For
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more information about past, present and future releases in
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general, please visit the <a
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href="&base;/releases/index.html">release information
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page</a>.</p>
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<h2>FreeBSD-derived Operating System Distributions</h2>
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<p>FreeBSD is widely used as a building block for other commercial
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and open-source operating systems. The project below is
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widely used and of particular interest to FreeBSD users.</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><a href="http://www.pcbsd.org">PC-BSD</a> is a FreeBSD
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derivative with a graphical installer and impressive desktop
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tools aimed at ease of use for the casual computer
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user.</p></li>
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</ul>
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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="&base;/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 the 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 Ports Collection,
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have a look at <em><a
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href="&base;/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="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributing/index.html">Contributing
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to FreeBSD</a></em>.</p>
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