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484ffc56aSriastradhNetBSD is a free, fast, secure, and highly portable Unix-like Open
584ffc56aSriastradhSource operating system.  It is available for a [wide range of
684ffc56aSriastradhplatforms](https://wiki.NetBSD.org/ports/), from large-scale servers
784ffc56aSriastradhand powerful desktop systems to handheld and embedded devices.
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9f6bc28d5SmayaBuilding
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1284ffc56aSriastradhYou can cross-build NetBSD from most UNIX-like operating systems.
13f6bc28d5SmayaTo build for amd64 (x86_64), in the src directory:
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15f6bc28d5Smaya    ./build.sh -U -u -j4 -m amd64 -O ~/obj release
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17bf37ff9cSwizAdditional build information available in the [BUILDING](BUILDING) file.
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19f6bc28d5SmayaBinaries
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22eef08e1cSryoon- [Daily builds](https://nycdn.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/HEAD/latest/)
23eef08e1cSryoon- [Releases](https://cdn.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/)
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25f6bc28d5SmayaTesting
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2884ffc56aSriastradhOn a running NetBSD system:
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30f6bc28d5Smaya    cd /usr/tests; atf-run | atf-report
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32f6bc28d5SmayaTroubleshooting
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35eef08e1cSryoon- Send bugs and patches [via web form](https://www.NetBSD.org/cgi-bin/sendpr.cgi?gndb=netbsd).
36eef08e1cSryoon- Subscribe to the [mailing lists](https://www.NetBSD.org/mailinglists/).
37eef08e1cSryoon  The [netbsd-users](https://www.NetBSD.org/mailinglists/#netbsd-users) list is a good choice for many problems; watch [current-users](https://www.NetBSD.org/mailinglists/#current-users) if you follow the bleeding edge of NetBSD-current.
38be442364Smaya- Join the community IRC channel [#netbsd @ libera.chat](https://web.libera.chat/#netbsd).
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40f6bc28d5SmayaLatest sources
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43f6bc28d5SmayaTo fetch the main CVS repository:
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45f6bc28d5Smaya    cvs -d anoncvs@anoncvs.NetBSD.org:/cvsroot checkout -P src
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4784ffc56aSriastradhTo work in the Git mirror, which is updated every few hours from CVS:
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4984ffc56aSriastradh    git clone https://github.com/NetBSD/src.git
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51f6bc28d5SmayaAdditional Links
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54eef08e1cSryoon- [The NetBSD Guide](https://www.NetBSD.org/docs/guide/en/)
55*5779c57eSrillig- [NetBSD manual pages](https://man.NetBSD.org/)
56eef08e1cSryoon- [NetBSD Cross-Reference](https://nxr.NetBSD.org/)
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