FreeDOS Beta 8 - Install Sets

Below are all the install sets (aka disk sets) available.
Please download those that you wish to install, don't forget, you must unzip them onto a floppy or in a directory on your hard drive to make use of them.

360KB sized install sets are also available for some of the install sets (suitable for 5.25inch 360KB floppies and larger)

Required:

Base: The essential DOS utiities, which reproduce the functionality of MS-DOS.

base1.zip

Programs:

Compilers: Compilers, assemblers, and development tools that are distributed with FreeDOS. These tools allow anyone to develop DOS software.

lang1.zip

GUI: Graphical User Interfaces for FreeDOS

gui1.zip

Editors: Editors for use with FreeDOS

edit1.zip

If you use vim then you probably will also want the runtime files: vim61rt1.zip (1.36MB) and vim61rt2.zip (0.8MB)

Network: PPP access, browsers, mail readers, etc.

net1.zip - not available

Utilities: Other useful programs associated with FreeDOS, but not essential for reproducing MS-DOS. Some are variants from UNIX and other operating systems.

Source:

Base Source:

src_bas1.zip (Source for Base programs)
src_bas2.zip
src_ker1.zip (Source for Kernel, FreeCOM, & Install)

Compilers Source:

src_lng1.zip

GUI Source:

Seal 2 lambda source, this is NOT an install set, but the original unmodified source zip file (~3MB). seal2-dev-01-12-2001-lambda.zip

Editors Source:

Network Source:

src_net1.zip - not available

Utilities Source:

Contact Information:

If you find a problem (bug), please report it using FreeDOS bug tracking system.
Please check first to ensure your problem is not in the FAQ, errata, or an existing bug. If it is an existing bug, please feel free to add details to help track and eliminate the bug.
When reporting bugs, explicitly state the program versions you are using, you may also indicate FreeDOS Beta 8 (or Beta8).

There are also several mailing lists that may be of help, see http://www.freedos.org/freedos/join/

Jeremy Davis
jeremyd@computer.org