X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/ikiwiki.git/blobdiff_plain/3f1cfe9a1b40906ffdbe31fc4c961e87c13df6fb..HEAD:/download.mdwn?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/download.mdwn b/download.mdwn index c246107d..0d1cc7fa 100644 --- a/download.mdwn +++ b/download.mdwn @@ -1,42 +1,50 @@ -# Obtaining DragonFly for your system +[[!meta title="Obtaining DragonFly for your system"]] [[!toc levels=3]] -## CD Images +## Images -DragonFly CDs are 'live', meaning these CDs 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. Make sure you read the [README](http://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/dragonfly.git/blob/HEAD:/nrelease/root/README") file for more information. To activate the installer, boot the CD and login as 'installer'. If you use the DVD, you can login as root and start a GUI with 'startx'. +DragonFly BSD 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`. -* **Current RELEASE — [[2.6.1|/release26/]]**: - * **i386**: -CD -USB - * **x86_64**: -CD -USB -* Daily **SNAPSHOT**: here. +If you use a GUI DVD, you can login as `root` and start a GUI with *startx*. Note that there is no GUI release for the current release. You will need to install Xorg directly. 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/). -Here is a list of [[**worldwide mirrors**|/mirrors]] offering DragonFly ISO images. *Please use an appropriate mirror for best results!* +### Download live image 64-bit +DragonFly BSD is 64-bit **only**. -## Binary pkgsrc packages +**USB:** dfly-x86_64-6.4.0_REL.img as [bzip2 file](https://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-x86_64-6.4.0_REL.img.bz2) -We offer a reasonable number of binary pkgsrc packages for every stable release of DragonFly. Look at the [[list|mirrors]] of worldwide mirrors to find a mirror near you carrying binary packages. See the man page of [pkg_radd(1)](http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/cgi/web-man?command=pkg_radd§ion=ANY) how to install these packages. +**ISO:** dfly-x86_64-6.4.0_REL.iso as [bzip2 file](https://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-x86_64-6.4.0_REL.iso.bz2) + +**Uncompressed ISO:** [dfly-x86_64-6.4.0_REL.iso](https://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-x86_64-6.4.0_REL.iso) (For use with VPS providers as an install image.) -Pkgsrc sources can now be obtained via git instead of CVS, and we recommend that our git mirror be used instead of loading down NetBSD's -CVS servers. To obtain the pkgsrc tree via git: +Daily **SNAPSHOT**: [here](https://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/snapshots/) - # cd /usr - # make pkgsrc-create +**MD5 checksums** for [[all release|releases]] images: [here](http://avalon.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/md5.txt) + +Here is a list of [[**worldwide mirrors**|/mirrors]] offering DragonFly ISO images. *Please use an appropriate mirror for best results!* + +## Release Notes + +For more details, read the 6.4 [[release notes|release64]], for upgrade steps and file checksums. ## Obtaining source via git -Since DragonFly 2.1 the source repository is maintained with git instead of CVS. To clone the sources using git: +To clone the sources using git: # cd /usr # make src-create -This will fetch all sources for you from a fast mirror. If the git-clone 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§ion=ANY") for further instructions how to work with the repository. +This will fetch all sources for you from a fast mirror. If the git-clone command is not available update your Makefile to a recent version. If you do not have git installed, install it from dports (`devel/git`). See [development(7)](http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/cgi/web-man?command=development§ion=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 have pkg installed for immediate download of packaged third-party software. + +## Browsing source via web interface -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. +The DragonFly source can be browsed via the [gitweb](http://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/dragonfly.git) web interface. ## DragonFly Releases