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FreeDOS Distributions

FreeDOS Beta8 (Nikita) information.

FD Beta8 Get FreeDOS beta8 distribution
FD Ripcord Get FreeDOS Ripcord distribution

dists/ - local copy of latest official FreeDOS distributions.
For "hot" Ripcord distributions visit ripcord/.

To Obtain FreeDOS

STEP 1: Choose your Distribution

Official FreeDOS Distribution
http://www.freedos.org/freedos/files/
- MINI
  - Description: This is a minimal distribution, which contains an installation boot disk and the BASE diskset with classical DOS utilities, similar to Microsoft's DOS (MS-DOS) distributions.
  - Recommended for: Users who are looking for a small (minimal) distribution, or who lack hard drive space.
  - Download:
    - United States (primary site)
    - United States (this site)
- FULL
  - Description: This is a complete distribution, with all the basic DOS utilities and other programs, including text editors and GUIs (currently just Seal).
  - Recommended for: most users.
  - Download:
    - United States (primary site)
    - United States (this site)
FreeDOS Ripcord Distribution (frequently updated)
http://www.fdos.org/ripcord/
- MINI
  - Description: This is a minimal distribution, which contains an installation boot disk and the BASE diskset with classical DOS utilities, similar to Microsoft's DOS (MS-DOS) distributions.
  - Recommended for: Users who are looking for a small (minimal) distribution, or who lack hard drive space.
  - Download:
    - United States (faster site)
    - United States (this site/primary site)
- FULL
  - Description: This is a complete distribution, with all the basic DOS utilities and other programs, including text editors and GUIs (currently just Seal).
  - Recommended for: most users.
  - Download:
    - United States (faster site)
    - United States (this site/primary site)

STEP 2: Prepare disks

STEP 3: Installing FreeDOS

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June 09, 2002