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# Obtaining DragonFly for your system

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## Images

DragonFly images are 'live', meaning these images on whatever media will boot your system and let you log in as `root` (no password).  You can use this feature to check for hardware compatibility and play with DragonFly a little before actually installing it on your hard drive.  The CD includes an installer that can be run at the console. To activate the installer, boot and login as `installer`. 

If you use the DVD, you can login as `root` and start a GUI with *startx*.  If you use a USB .img file, it needs to be copied to a USB key directly.  Use *dd* on unix-like systems, or [a similar program](http://www.chrysocome.net/dd) on Windows. You could also try [Image Writer for Windows](http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/files/). 

Be sure to check the [[release notes|release34]].

**x86_64:** [CD](http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-x86_64-3.4.3_REL.iso.bz2) |  [USB](http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-x86_64-3.4.3_REL.img.bz2)|  [GUI ISO](http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-x86_64-gui-3.4.3_REL.iso.bz2) | [GUI USB](http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-x86_64-gui-3.4.3_REL.img.bz2)

The i386 architecture has significant limitations compared to x86_64. These images are only recommended for use with legacy computers incapable of running 64-bit software

**i386:** [CD](http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-i386-3.4.3_REL.iso.bz2) |  [USB](http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-i386-3.4.3_REL.img.bz2) |  [GUI ISO](http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-i386-gui-3.4.3_REL.iso.bz2) |  [GUI USB](http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-i386-gui-3.4.3_REL.img.bz2)

Daily **SNAPSHOT**: [here](http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/snapshots/)  Snapshots use the new packaging system 'dports'.

Here is a list of [[**worldwide mirrors**|/mirrors]] offering DragonFly ISO images.  *Please use an appropriate mirror for best results!*

### Legacy Releases

To limit disk space requirements all mirrors carry only the ISO images/packages of the current and the last release. ISO images of older releases are available [here](http://island.quantumachine.net/archive/).

## Obtaining source via git

Since DragonFly 2.1 the source repository is maintained with git instead of CVS. To clone the sources using git:

    # cd /usr
    # make src-create

This will fetch all sources for you from a fast mirror. If the <i>git-clone</i> command is not available update your Makefile to a recent version. If you do not have git installed, install it from `pkgsrc/devel/scmgit`. See [development(7)](http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/cgi/web-man?command=development&section=ANY") for further instructions how to work with the repository.

If you wish to check out the source repository manually, you can use

    # git clone git://git.dragonflybsd.org/dragonfly.git dragonfly

All release CDs and images also contain a base git repo for pkgsrc and a populated /usr/pkg containing the git tools and may be used to bootstrap pkgsrc support in your system if you desire.

## Browsing source via web interface

The DragonFly source can be browsed via the [gitweb](http://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/dragonfly.git) web interface.

## DragonFly Releases

Releases occur approximately twice a year.  DragonFly release branches **only contain bug and security fixes** and are designed for people running production systems who don't want any surprises.  Brand-new features often discussed on the mailing lists are typically not in release branches.

DragonFly systems based on releases are labeled RELEASE, for example, you might be running **DragonFly X.Y.Z-RELEASE**.  If you run a daily snapshot or track *git master*, you'll see **X.Y.Z-DEVELOPMENT** as your system version.

## Commercial Sites

A number of commercial sites selling DragonFly related material is [[here|commercial]].