The fourth beta snapshot of FreeBSD 13.0 is now available for download and testing. This is an unplanned release which means that the final build of FreeBSD 13.0 has been rescheduled to arrive a week later than originally envisaged, on 30 March. "The fourth BETA build of the 13.0-RELEASE release cycle is now available. A summary of changes since 13.0-BETA3 includes: a possible race between jail_remove(2) and fork(2) had been fixed; an issue with the pf(4) osfp configuration had been fixed; an update to the ena(4) driver had been added; a bug fix to flex(1) had been addressed; fixes for FreeBSD-SA-21:06.xen and FreeBSD-SA-21:03.pam_login_access had been addressed; a fix to ZFS to address a potential system crash if scrubbing after removing a slog device had been addressed; other miscellaneous fixes." See the release announcement and the (incomplete, work-in-progress) release notes for further information. Download: FreeBSD-13.0-BETA4-amd64-disc1.iso (928MB, SHA512), FreeBSD-13.0-BETA4-i386-disc1.iso (755MB, SHA512).
FreeBSD is a UNIX-like operating system for the i386, amd64, IA-64, arm, MIPS, powerpc, ppc64, PC-98 and UltraSPARC platforms based on U.C. Berkeley's "4.4BSD-Lite" release, with some "4.4BSD-Lite2" enhancements. It is also based indirectly on William Jolitz's port of U.C. Berkeley's "Net/2" to the i386, known as "386BSD", though very little of the 386BSD code remains. FreeBSD is used by companies, Internet Service Providers, researchers, computer professionals, students and home users all over the world in their work, education and recreation. FreeBSD comes with over 20,000 packages (pre-compiled software that is bundled for easy installation), covering a wide range of areas: from server software, databases and web servers, to desktop software, games, web browsers and business software - all free and easy to install.
The FreeBSD project has announced the launch of FreeBSD 14.4, the latest release of the 14.x series. The upgrade mostly updates core system packages, such as OpenSSH and ZFS, while also introducing bug fixes and the ability to share filesystems with Bhyve virtual machines. "The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 14.4-RELEASE. This is the fifth release of the stable/14 branch. Some of the highlights: OpenSSH has been upgraded to version 10.0p2 and now uses the hybrid post-quantum algorithm mlkem768x25519-sha256 by default. OpenZFS has been upgraded to version 2.2.9. Significantly improved cloud-init compatibility in nuageinit. Bhyve virtual machines can now share a filesystem with the host via the new p9fs(4). Significant improvements in manual page tooling and content. FreeBSD 14.4-RELEASE is now available for the amd64, i386, aarch64, armv7, powerpc, powerpc64 and riscv64 architectures." Additional information can be found in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download (SHA512, pkglist): FreeBSD-14.4-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso (4,092MB), FreeBSD-14.4-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso (1,234MB).
The FreeBSD project has announced the release of FreeBSD 15.0. The new version introduces the option of installing the operating system using the pkg package manager and updates the version of ZFS on the system. "The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE. This is the first release of the stable/15 branch. Some of the highlights: the FreeBSD base system can now be installed and managed using the pkg(8) package manager; the FreeBSD 15.0 release artifacts (install images, VM images) were all generated without requiring root privilege; FreeBSD now has a native inotify implementation, simplifying directory watching and software porting; OpenZFS has been upgraded to 2.4.0-rc4; OpenSSL has been upgraded to the latest long-term support (LTS) version, 3.5.4, which includes support for QUIC and now standardized quantum-resistant algorithms, ML-KEM, ML-DSA and SLH-DSA; OpenSSH has been upgraded to 10.0p2 which includes support for quantum-resistant key agreement by default...." Additional information can be found in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download: FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso (1,296MB, SHA512, pkglist), FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img (1,488MB, SHA512), FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-disc1.iso (1,150MB, SHA512), FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-memstick.img (1,328MB, SHA512).
Colin Percival has announced the availability of the first release candidate for the upcoming FreeBSD 15.0, scheduled for final release in early December. The new version will introduce a large number of changes, including the deprecation of fdisk in favor of gpart. Also new in this release is the improved date program which now also supports nanoseconds, while the dtrace utility can now generate machine-readable output in JSON, XML and HTML using libxo. "The first release candidate build of the 15.0-RELEASE release cycle is now available. Due to a problem affecting VM image builds, we anticipate building an expedited 15.0-RC2. A summary of changes since BETA5 includes: the FreeBSD-base repository is now defined in /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf; the FreeBSD-base repository now resides on pkgbase.FreeBSD.org and is signed using different keys from the FreeBSD-ports repository; dynamic gang headers are now supported by the boot loader; many bug fixes, especially to networking and 32-bit compatibility; build fixes to support creation of Google Cloud and Azure images." Here is the template release announcement, with much more detailed information available in the (as yet) incomplete release notes. Download (mirrors): FreeBSD-15.0-RC1-amd64-disc1.iso (1,296MB, SHA512, signature), FreeBSD-15.0-RC1-arm64-aarch64-disc1.iso (1,149MB, SHA512, signature).
Colin Percival has announced the availability of the first beta build of the upcoming FreeBSD 15.0. In this major release, the FreeBSD installer, bsdinstall, now supports downloading and installing firmware packages after the FreeBSD base system installation is complete. "The FreeBSD Release Engineering team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 15.0-BETA1. Images for 15.0-BETA1 aarch64 GENERIC did not build for reasons which have already been diagnosed. If you notice problems you can report them through the Bugzilla PR system or on the -stable mailing list. If you would like to use Git to do a source based update of an existing system, use the 'stable/15' branch. A summary of changes since ALPHA5 includes: OpenZFS upgraded to 2.4.0rc2; various fixes to 'no-root' release building; various fixes to the process for building OCI container images; various fixes to the process for building VM and cloud images; a performance fix for TCP LRO on some network interfaces; a build fix for the published pkgbase-repo.tar files; ahci no longer fails to attach if MSI-X BARs cannot be allocated." See the release announcement and the release notes for further information. Download (mirrors): FreeBSD-15.0-BETA1-amd64-disc1.iso (1,290MB, SHA512, signature).
Colin Percival has announced the release of FreeBSD 14.3, the project's latest point release which will be supported until 30 June, 2026. The release brings support for the 802.11ac networking standard in the iwlwifi network card driver and updates several packages, notably OpenSSH to version 9.9p2 and OpenSSL to version 3.0.16. "The FreeBSD Release Engineering team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE. This is the fourth release of the stable/14 branch. Some of the highlights: 802.11ac is now supported by the iwlwifi driver for modern chipsets found in many laptops; OCI container images are now published in Docker and GitHub repositories; LLVM and associated tools have been upgraded to version 19.1.7; OpenZFS has been updated to version 2.2.7; OpenSSH has been upgraded to version 9.9p2; xz has been upgraded to version 5.8.1; expat has been upgraded to 2.7.1. FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE is now available for the amd64, i386, aarch64, armv7, powerpc, powerpc64 and riscv64 architectures." See the release announcement and the release notes for further information. Download (mirrors): FreeBSD-14.3-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso (1,242MB, SHA512, signature, pkglist), FreeBSD-14.3-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-disc1.iso (1,093MB, SHA512, signature), FreeBSD-14.3-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso (1,033MB, SHA512, signature).
Colin Percival has sent out an announcement that the FreeBSD team has released a new development build, FreeBSD 14.3-BETA2. The snapshot includes several bug fixes, particularly surrounding wireless networking: "The second beta build of the 14.3-RELEASE release cycle is now available. If you notice problems you can report them through the Bugzilla PR system or on the -stable mailing list. If you would like to use Git to do a source based update of an existing system, use the 'releng/14.3' branch. A summary of changes since BETA1 includes: multiple wifi-related bug fixes; a 'tcp_do_segment: sent too much' KASSERT will no longer trigger under certain circumstances; nuageinit now supports chpasswd; xz has been updated to 5.8.1; setting invalid VM sysctl values fails rather than causing a kernel panic; mountd(8) now reloads the exports(5) file properly; the arm64 kernel.bin file builds reproducible with respect to local; the in_systm.h and bpf.h headers are now self-contained." Additional information, along with checkums and alternative download options (including images for cloud deployments), can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: FreeBSD-14.3-BETA2-amd64-disc1.iso (1,241MB, SHA512).
Colin Percival has announced the availability of FreeBSD 13.5, the final maintenance release of the project's legacy "stable/13" branch: "The FreeBSD Release Engineering team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 13.5-RELEASE. This is the sixth and final release of the stable/13 branch. Since this release is occurring late in a legacy stable branch, there are few new features; rather, the focus is primarily on maintenance. As such, changes since 13.4-RELEASE consist mostly of bug fixes, driver updates, and new versions of externally-maintained software. FreeBSD 13.5-RELEASE is now available for the amd64, i386, aarch64, armv6, armv7, powerpc, powerpc64, powerpc64le, powerpcspe and riscv64 architectures. FreeBSD 13.5-RELEASE can be installed from bootable ISO images or over the network. Some architectures also support installing from a USB memory stick. The required files can be downloaded as described below." See the release announcement and the detailed release notes for further information. Download (pkglist): FreeBSD-13.5-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso (1,089MB, SHA512), FreeBSD-13.5-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso (899MB, SHA512), FreeBSD-13.5-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-disc1.iso (865MB, SHA512).
The FreeBSD project has announced a new development snapshot for FreeBSD 13.5. The snapshot, which is labelled version 13.5-BETA2, introduces extended timestamps for the UFS file system, updates cloud images, and smooths out the rate limits on ICMP network requests. "The second BETA build of the 13.5-RELEASE release cycle is now available. A summary of changes since BETA1 includes: cloud images no longer ship with (out of date) copies of the FreeBSD pkg repository database; UFS1 now supports dates up to 2106; 'make delete-old' now removes obsolete clang/aarch64 files which were previously forgotten; rate limits on ICMP responses are now individually jittered; bug fixes to unifdef and sysctl string handling. A list of changes since 13.4 will be available in the releng/13.5 release notes. Please note, the release notes page is not yet complete and will be updated on an ongoing basis as the 13.5-RELEASE cycle progresses." Additional information is provided in FreeBSD's release announcement. This beta is available for amd64, i386, arm64, PowerPC, and RISC-V architectures. Download: FreeBSD-13.5-BETA3-amd64-disc1.iso (1.089MB, SHA512), FreeBSD-13.5-BETA2-i386-disc1.iso (896MB, SHA512), FreeBSD-13.5-BETA1-arm64-aarch64-disc1.iso (863MB, SHA512).
The FreeBSD team have announced the release of FreeBSD 14.2. The new release includes several minor changes, mostly in the realm of updated hardware drivers, an update to OpenZFS 2.2.6, and a reduction in size to the boot loader. "The BIOS boot loader added back support for gzip and bzip2, but removed support for graphics mode (by default) to address size problems; the EFI boot loader is unchanged with support for all of those; lots of improvements to the network stack, including performance improvements and bug fixes for the sctp(4) stack; descriptors returned by sctp_peeloff(2) now inherit capabilities from the parent socket; AIM (Adaptive Interrupt Moderation) support has been added to the igc(4) driver, this feature has also been added to the lem(4), em(4) and igb(4) drivers; a major regression in UDP performance introduced in FreeBSD 12.0, including NFS over UDP, is believed to be fixed with this change; the LinuxKPI, particularly for 802.11, has been enhanced to improve the stability of wireless drivers such as iwlwifi(4)...." Additional information can be found in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download (pkglist): FreeBSD-14.2-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso (1,249MB, SHA512, signature), FreeBSD-14.2-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso (1,038MB, SHA512, signature).
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