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<h2>Choosing an Architecture</h2>
<p>Most users of &os; will have hardware for either the amd64,
i386, or armv6 architectures.</p>
<p>Modern PCs use the amd64 architecture, including those with
Intel® branded processors. Computers with more than
3 GB of memory should use amd64. If the computer is an
older, 32-bit only model, use i386. For embedded devices and
single-board computers (SBC) such as the Raspberry Pi, Beagle
Bone Black, Panda Board, and Zed Board, use the armv6 SD card
image which supports ARMv6 and ARMv7 processors.</p>
<p>All other users should reference the
<a href="&base;/platforms/index.html">complete list</a>
of supported &os; platforms.</p>
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<h2>Choosing an Image</h2>
<p>The &os; installer can be downloaded in a number of different
formats including CD (disc1), DVD (dvd1), and Network Install
(bootonly) sized ISO
Disc Images, as well as regular and mini USB memory stick
images. Recent versions of &os; are also offered as prebuilt
expandable Virtual Machine images, and as SD Card images for embedded
platforms.</p>
<a name="help-statistics"></a>
<h2>&os; Deployment Statistics</h2>
<p>While &os; does not gather deployment statistics, having
statistical information available is essential. Please consider
installing the <a
href="https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/bsdstats/">sysutils/bsdstats</a>
package, which collects hardware and software statistics,
helping developers understand how to best focus their
efforts. The information collected is available at the
<a href="http://bsdstats.org">bsdstats.org</a> website.</p>
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<h1>&os; &rel122.current;-RELEASE</h1>
<table class="tblbasic tblwide tbldownload">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Installer Images</th>
<th>Virtual Machine Images</th>
<th>SD Card Images</th>
<th>Documentation</th>
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<li><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">amd64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">i386</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">powerpc</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">powerpc64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpcspe/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">powerpcspe</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/sparc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">sparc64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">aarch64</a></li>
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<li><a href="&url.rel;/VM-IMAGES/README.txt">README</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/VM-IMAGES/&rel122.current;-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/">amd64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/VM-IMAGES/&rel122.current;-RELEASE/i386/Latest/">i386</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/VM-IMAGES/&rel122.current;-RELEASE/aarch64/Latest/">aarch64</a></li>
</ul>
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<td>
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<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/&os;-&rel122.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv6-RPI-B.img.xz">RPI-B</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/&os;-&rel122.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-BANANAPI.img.xz">BANANAPI</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/&os;-&rel122.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-CUBIEBOARD.img.xz">CUBIEBOARD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/&os;-&rel122.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-CUBIEBOARD2.img.xz">CUBIEBOARD2</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/&os;-&rel122.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-CUBOX-HUMMINGBOARD.img.xz">CUBOX-HUMMINGBOARD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/&os;-&rel122.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-GENERICSD.img.xz">GENERICSD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/&os;-&rel122.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-RPI2.img.xz">RPI2</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/&os;-&rel122.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-PANDABOARD.img.xz">PANDABOARD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/&os;-&rel122.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-WANDBOARD.img.xz">WANDBOARD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/&os;-&rel122.current;-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-PINE64.img.xz">PINE64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/&os;-&rel122.current;-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-PINE64-LTS.img.xz">PINE64-LTS</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/&os;-&rel122.current;-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-RPI3.img.xz">RPI3</a></li>
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<li><a href="&base;/releases/index.html#current">Released</a>: &rel122.current.date;</li>
<li><a href="&u.rel122.notes;">Release Notes</a></li>
<li><a href="&u.rel122.readme;">Readme</a></li>
<li><a href="&u.rel122.hardware;">Hardware Compatibility List</a></li>
<li><a href="&u.rel122.installation;">Installation Instructions</a></li>
<li><a href="&u.rel122.errata;">Errata</a></li>
<li><a href="&u.rel122.signatures;">Signed Checksums</a></li>
</ul>
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</table>
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<h1>&os; &rel121.current;-RELEASE</h1>
<table class="tblbasic tblwide tbldownload">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Installer Images</th>
<th>Virtual Machine Images</th>
<th>SD Card Images</th>
<th>Documentation</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<ul class="txtdownloadlist">
<li><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/">amd64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/">i386</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/">powerpc</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/">powerpc64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpcspe/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/">powerpcspe</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/sparc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/">sparc64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/">aarch64</a></li>
</ul>
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<td>
<ul class="txtdownloadlist">
<li><a href="&url.rel;/VM-IMAGES/README.txt">README</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/VM-IMAGES/&rel121.current;-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/">amd64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/VM-IMAGES/&rel121.current;-RELEASE/i386/Latest/">i386</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/VM-IMAGES/&rel121.current;-RELEASE/aarch64/Latest/">aarch64</a></li>
</ul>
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<td>
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<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/&os;-&rel121.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv6-RPI-B.img.xz">RPI-B</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/&os;-&rel121.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-BANANAPI.img.xz">BANANAPI</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/&os;-&rel121.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-BEAGLEBONE.img.xz">BEAGLEBONE</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/&os;-&rel121.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-CUBIEBOARD.img.xz">CUBIEBOARD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/&os;-&rel121.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-CUBIEBOARD2.img.xz">CUBIEBOARD2</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/&os;-&rel121.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-CUBOX-HUMMINGBOARD.img.xz">CUBOX-HUMMINGBOARD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/&os;-&rel121.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-GENERICSD.img.xz">GENERICSD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/&os;-&rel121.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-RPI2.img.xz">RPI2</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/&os;-&rel121.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-PANDABOARD.img.xz">PANDABOARD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/&os;-&rel121.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv7-WANDBOARD.img.xz">WANDBOARD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/&os;-&rel121.current;-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-PINE64.img.xz">PINE64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/&os;-&rel121.current;-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-PINE64-LTS.img.xz">PINE64-LTS</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel121.current;/&os;-&rel121.current;-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-RPI3.img.xz">RPI3</a></li>
</ul>
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<td>
<ul class="txtdocslist">
<li><a href="&base;/releases/index.html#current">Released</a>: &rel121.current.date;</li>
<li><a href="&u.rel121.notes;">Release Notes</a></li>
<li><a href="&u.rel121.readme;">Readme</a></li>
<li><a href="&u.rel121.hardware;">Hardware Compatibility List</a></li>
<li><a href="&u.rel121.installation;">Installation Instructions</a></li>
<li><a href="&u.rel121.errata;">Errata</a></li>
<li><a href="&u.rel121.signatures;">Signed Checksums</a></li>
</ul>
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</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<h1>&os; &rel114.current;-RELEASE</h1>
<table class="tblbasic tblwide tbldownload">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Installer Images</th>
<th>Virtual Machine Images</th>
<th>SD Card Images</th>
<th>Documentation</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<ul class="txtdownloadlist">
<li><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">amd64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">i386</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">powerpc</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">powerpc64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/sparc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">sparc64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">aarch64</a></li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>
<ul class="txtdownloadlist">
<li><a href="&url.rel;/VM-IMAGES/README.txt">README</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/VM-IMAGES/&rel114.current;-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/">amd64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/VM-IMAGES/&rel114.current;-RELEASE/i386/Latest/">i386</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/VM-IMAGES/&rel114.current;-RELEASE/aarch64/Latest/">aarch64</a></li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>
<ul class="txtdownloadlist">
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/&os;-&rel114.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv6-BANANAPI.img.xz">BANANAPI</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/&os;-&rel114.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv6-BEAGLEBONE.img.xz">BEAGLEBONE</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/&os;-&rel114.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv6-CUBIEBOARD.img.xz">CUBIEBOARD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/&os;-&rel114.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv6-CUBIEBOARD2.img.xz">CUBIEBOARD2</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/&os;-&rel114.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv6-CUBOX-HUMMINGBOARD.img.xz">CUBOX-HUMMINGBOARD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/&os;-&rel114.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv6-RPI-B.img.xz">RPI-B</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/&os;-&rel114.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv6-RPI2.img.xz">RPI2</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.rel;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/&os;-&rel114.current;-RELEASE-arm-armv6-WANDBOARD.img.xz">WANDBOARD</a></li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>
<ul class="txtdocslist">
<li><a href="&base;/releases/index.html#current">Released</a>: &rel114.current.date;</li>
<li><a href="&u.rel114.notes;">Release Notes</a></li>
<li><a href="&u.rel114.readme;">Readme</a></li>
<li><a href="&u.rel114.hardware;">Hardware Compatibility List</a></li>
<li><a href="&u.rel114.installation;">Installation Instructions</a></li>
<li><a href="&u.rel114.errata;">Errata</a></li>
<li><a href="&u.rel114.signatures;">Signed Checksums</a></li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<h1>Development Snapshots</h1>
<p>If you are interested in a purely experimental
<strong>snapshot</strong> release of &os;-CURRENT (AKA
&rel.head;-CURRENT), aimed at developers and bleeding-edge
testers only, then please see the <a
href="&base;/snapshots/">&os; Snapshot Releases</a> page. For
more information about past, present and future releases in
general, please visit the <a
href="&base;/releases/index.html">release information
page</a>.</p>
<h1>&os; &rel.head;-CURRENT</h1>
<table class="tblbasic tblwide tbldownload">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Installer Images</th>
<th>Virtual Machine Images</th>
<th>SD Card Images</th>
<th>Documentation</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<ul class="txtdownloadlist">
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.head;/">amd64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.head;/">i386</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/powerpc/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.head;/">powerpc</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.head;/">powerpc64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/powerpc/powerpc64le/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.head;/">powerpc64le</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/powerpc/powerpcspe/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.head;/">powerpcspe</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.head;/">armv6</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.head;/">armv7</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.head;/">aarch64</a></li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>
<ul class="txtdownloadlist">
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/VM-IMAGES/&rel.head;-CURRENT/amd64/Latest/">amd64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/VM-IMAGES/&rel.head;-CURRENT/i386/Latest/">i386</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/VM-IMAGES/&rel.head;-CURRENT/aarch64/Latest/">aarch64</a></li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>
<ul class="txtdownloadlist">
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.head;/">GENERICSD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.head;/">PINE64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.head;/">PINE64-LTS</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.head;/">RPI-B</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.head;/">RPI3</a></li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>
<ul class="txtdocslist">
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</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<h1>&os; &rel122.current;-STABLE</h1>
<table class="tblbasic tblwide tbldownload">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Installer Images</th>
<th>Virtual Machine Images</th>
<th>SD Card Images</th>
<th>Documentation</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<ul class="txtdownloadlist">
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">amd64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">i386</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/powerpc/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">powerpc</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">powerpc64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/powerpc/powerpcspe/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">powerpcspe</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/sparc64/sparc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">sparc64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">armv6</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">armv7</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">aarch64</a></li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>
<ul class="txtdownloadlist">
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/VM-IMAGES/&rel122.current;-STABLE/amd64/Latest/">amd64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/VM-IMAGES/&rel122.current;-STABLE/i386/Latest/">i386</a></li>
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<li> </li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>
<ul class="txtdownloadlist">
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">BANANAPI</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">BEAGLEBONE</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">CUBIEBOARD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">CUBIEBOARD2</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">CUBOX/HUMMINGBOARD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">GENERICSD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">PANDABOARD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">PINE64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">PINE64-LTS</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">RPI-B</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">RPI2</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">RPI3</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/&rel122.current;/">WANDBOARD</a></li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>
<ul class="txtdocslist">
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</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<h1>&os; &rel114.current;-STABLE</h1>
<table class="tblbasic tblwide tbldownload">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Installer Images</th>
<th>Virtual Machine Images</th>
<th>SD Card Images</th>
<th>Documentation</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<ul class="txtdownloadlist">
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">amd64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">i386</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/powerpc/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">powerpc</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">powerpc64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/sparc64/sparc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">sparc64</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">armv6</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">aarch64</a></li>
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<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/VM-IMAGES/&rel114.current;-STABLE/i386/Latest/">i386</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/VM-IMAGES/&rel114.current;-STABLE/aarch64/Latest/">aarch64</a></li>
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<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">BANANAPI</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">BEAGLEBONE</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">CUBIEBOARD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">CUBIEBOARD2</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">CUBOX/HUMMINGBOARD</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">RPI2</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">RPI-B</a></li>
<li><a href="&url.snapshot;/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/&rel114.current;/">WANDBOARD</a></li>
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<p>If you plan on getting &os; via HTTP or FTP, please check
the listing of <a
href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html"><strong>mirror
sites</strong></a> in the Handbook to see if there is a site
closer to you.</p>
<a name="install"></a>
<h2>Install &os;</h2>
<p>There are many options for installing &os;, including
installation from CD-ROM, DVD, USB Memory Stick or even directly
using anonymous FTP, HTTP, or NFS. Please read through the <a
href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall.html">&os;
installation guide</a> before downloading the entire &os;
distribution.</p>
<a name="distribution"></a>
<h2>Purchase &os; Media</h2>
<p>&os; can be acquired on CD-ROM or DVD from <a
href="http://www.freebsdmall.com/">FreeBSD Mall</a>, or
one of the other <a
href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html">CD-ROM
and DVD Publishers</a>.</p>
<a name="past"></a>
<h2>Past Releases</h2>
<p>For downloading past releases, please visit the <a
href="http://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/">FTP
archive</a>.</p>
<a name="derived"></a>
<h2>&os;-derived Operating System Distributions</h2>
<p>&os; is widely used as a building block for other commercial
and open-source operating systems. The projects below are
widely used and of particular interest to &os; users.</p>
<ul class="txtdownloadlist">
<li><p><a href="https://www.freenas.org">FreeNAS</a> is an open
source storage platform based on &os; and supports sharing
across Windows, Apple, and UNIX-like systems.</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.furybsd.org">FuryBSD</a> is a brand
new, open source &os; desktop. FuryBSD pays homage to desktop
BSD projects of the past PC-BSD and TrueOS with its graphical
interface and adds additional tools like a live, hybrid
USB/DVD image. FuryBSD is completely free to use and
distributed under the BSD license.</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://ghostbsd.org">GhostBSD</a> is derived
from &os;, GhostBSD uses the GTK environment to provide a
beautiful looks and comfortable experience on the modern BSD
platform offering a natural and native &unix; work
environment.</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.midnightbsd.org">MidnightBSD</a> is
a BSD-derived operating system developed with desktop users in
mind. It includes all the software you'd expect for your
daily tasks: mail, web browsing, word processing, gaming,
and much more.</p></li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.pfsense.org">pfSense</a> is a
&os; based customized distribution tailored for
use as a firewall and router.</p></li>
</ul>
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<h2>Applications and Utility Software</h2>
<h3>The Ports Collection</h3>
<p>The &os; Ports Collection is a diverse collection of utility
and application software that has been ported to &os;.</p>
<p>See <a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html">
<strong>Installing Applications: Packages and Ports</strong></a>
in the Handbook.</p>
<ul class="txtdownloadlist">
<li><a href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/">Download the &os;
Ports Collection framework</a></li>
<li><a href="&base;/ports/index.html">Web interface to the Ports
Collection</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.freshports.org/">FreshPorts - a more
advanced web interface to the Ports Collection</a></li>
</ul>
<p>For information about how <em>you</em> can contribute
<em>your</em> favorite piece of software to the Ports Collection,
have a look at <em><a
href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/index.html">The
Porter's Handbook</a></em> and the article <em><a
href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributing/index.html">Contributing
to &os;</a></em>.</p>
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