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NetBSD | NetBSD | ||
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NetBSD is a complete operating system. | NetBSD is a free, fast, secure, and highly portable Unix-like Open | ||
It supports a wide range of machines from recent aarch64 and amd64 | Source operating system. It is available for a [wide range of | ||
machines to VAX and M68k. | platforms](https://wiki.NetBSD.org/ports/), from large-scale servers | ||
and powerful desktop systems to handheld and embedded devices. | |||
Building | Building | ||
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Cross-building is possible from most UNIX-like operating systems. | You can cross-build NetBSD from most UNIX-like operating systems. | ||
To build for amd64 (x86_64), in the src directory: | To build for amd64 (x86_64), in the src directory: | ||
./build.sh -U -u -j4 -m amd64 -O ~/obj release | ./build.sh -U -u -j4 -m amd64 -O ~/obj release | ||
Additional build information available in the [BUILDING](BUILDING) file. | Additional build information available in the [BUILDING](BUILDING) file. | ||
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Binaries | Binaries | ||
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- [Daily builds](https://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/HEAD/latest/) | - [Daily builds](https://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/HEAD/latest/) | ||
- [Releases](https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/) | - [Releases](https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/) | ||
Testing | Testing | ||
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On a running NetBSD system | On a running NetBSD system: | ||
cd /usr/tests; atf-run | atf-report | cd /usr/tests; atf-run | atf-report | ||
Troubleshooting | Troubleshooting | ||
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- Bugs and patches can be sent [via web form](https://www.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/sendpr.cgi?gndb=netbsd). | - Send bugs and patches [via web form](https://www.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/sendpr.cgi?gndb=netbsd). | ||
- Several [mailing lists](https://www.netbsd.org/mailinglists/) exist. | - Subscribe to the [mailing lists](https://www.netbsd.org/mailinglists/). | ||
The [netbsd-users](https://netbsd.org/mailinglists/#netbsd-users) list is a good choice for many problems. | The [netbsd-users](https://netbsd.org/mailinglists/#netbsd-users) list is a good choice for many problems; watch [current-users](https://netbsd.org/mailinglists/#current-users) if you follow the bleeding edge of NetBSD-current. | ||
- A community IRC channel exist on [#netbsd @ freenode](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#netbsd) | - Join the community IRC channel [#netbsd @ freenode](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#netbsd). | ||
Latest sources | Latest sources | ||
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To fetch the main CVS repository: | To fetch the main CVS repository: | ||
cvs -d anoncvs@anoncvs.NetBSD.org:/cvsroot checkout -P src | cvs -d anoncvs@anoncvs.NetBSD.org:/cvsroot checkout -P src | ||
To work in the Git mirror, which is updated every few hours from CVS: | |||
git clone https://github.com/NetBSD/src.git | |||
Additional Links | Additional Links | ||
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[The NetBSD Guide](https://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/) | - [The NetBSD Guide](https://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/) | ||
[NetBSD manual pages](http://man.netbsd.org/) | - [NetBSD manual pages](http://man.netbsd.org/) | ||
[NetBSD Cross-Reference](https://nxr.netbsd.org/) | - [NetBSD Cross-Reference](https://nxr.netbsd.org/) |