X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/ikiwiki.git/blobdiff_plain/6659b30121f0880504dd237827ba40dc84f14576..HEAD:/download.mdwn diff --git a/download.mdwn b/download.mdwn index cdc038b5..0d1cc7fa 100644 --- a/download.mdwn +++ b/download.mdwn @@ -1,60 +1,50 @@ -# Obtaining DragonFly for your system +[[!meta title="Obtaining DragonFly for your system"]] [[!toc levels=3]] ## 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`. +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`. -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. +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/). -* **Current RELEASE — [[2.8.2|/release28/]]**: - * i386: - [CD](http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-i386-2.8.2_REL.iso.bz2) -[USB](http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-i386-2.8.2_REL.img.bz2) -[GUI](http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-i386-gui-2.8.2_REL.img.bz2) - * x86_64: -[CD](http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-x86_64-2.8.2_REL.iso.bz2) -[USB](http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-x86_64-2.8.2_REL.img.bz2) -[GUI](http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/dfly-x86_64-gui-2.8.2_REL.img.bz2) -* Daily **SNAPSHOT**: [here](http://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/snapshots/) +### Download live image 64-bit +DragonFly BSD is 64-bit **only**. -Here is a list of [[**worldwide mirrors**|/mirrors]] offering DragonFly ISO images. *Please use an appropriate mirror for best results!* +**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) -### Legacy Releases +**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.) -To limit disk space requirements all mirrors carry only the ISO images/packages of the current and the last release. ISO images/packages of older releases are available [here](ftp://ftp.dragonflybsd.org/Older/). +Daily **SNAPSHOT**: [here](https://mirror-master.dragonflybsd.org/snapshots/) -## Binary pkgsrc packages +**MD5 checksums** for [[all release|releases]] images: [here](http://avalon.dragonflybsd.org/iso-images/md5.txt) -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 [[pkgsrc page|docs/howtos/HowToPkgsrc/]] how to install these packages. +Here is a list of [[**worldwide mirrors**|/mirrors]] offering DragonFly ISO images. *Please use an appropriate mirror for best results!* -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. The pkgsrc git uri which mirrors the NetBSD pkgsrc cvs repo is: `git://git.dragonflybsd.org/pkgsrcv2.git` +## Release Notes -To obtain the pkgsrc tree via git: +For more details, read the 6.4 [[release notes|release64]], for upgrade steps and file checksums. - # cd /usr - # make pkgsrc-create +## Obtaining source via git -Beware of pkgsrc git repository change, with release 2.6.3 you will need to update the address in the Makefile: +To clone the sources using git: # cd /usr - # chmod u+w Makefile - # perl -i -ne 's/pkgsrc\.git/pkgsrcv2.git/;print' Makefile - # chmod u-w Makefile - # make pkgsrc-create + # 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 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. -## Obtaining source via git +If you wish to check out the source repository manually, you can use -Since DragonFly 2.1 the source repository is maintained with git instead of CVS. To clone the sources using git: + # git clone git://git.dragonflybsd.org/dragonfly.git dragonfly - # cd /usr - # make src-create +All release CDs and images also have pkg installed for immediate download of packaged third-party software. -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. +## 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