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====== Download ======

==== Web-based image generator (http://rom-o-matic.net/)====

If compiling your own network boot images presents an obstacle to using gPXE or Etherboot, you can download dynamically generated images from:

  * http://rom-o-matic.net/

Images can be generated from release versions or from top-of-tree development versions of gPXE or Etherboot.

==== Downloading source code ====

Source code is now maintained in our git repository.

=== gPXE Source Code ===

Source code for gPXE (our current and supported network bootloader) is available at:

  * [[http://git.etherboot.org/?p=gpxe.git]].  

You can check out a copy of the source tree using the following command:

  git clone git://git.etherboot.org/scm/gpxe.git

=== Etherboot (legacy) source code ===

Source code for Etherboot (our legacy bootloader, in maintenance-only mode) is available at:

  * [[http://git.etherboot.org/?p=etherboot.git]].  

You can check out a copy of the source tree using the following command:

  git clone git://git.etherboot.org/scm/etherboot.git

=== Tarballs ===

If you don't have git installed, you can download a tarball of the current development snapshot from:

  * [[http://git.etherboot.org/?p=gpxe.git;a=snapshot]]

Or release tarballs:

  * gPXE: [[http://kernel.org/pub/software/utils/boot/gpxe/]] (preferred, supported, PXE compatible)

  * Etherboot: [[http://kernel.org/pub/software/utils/boot/etherboot/]] (legacy, maintenance-mode support)

==== Building from Source ====

A complete build of gPXE or Etherboot requires the ''syslinux'' and ''mtools'' packages in your development environment. ''syslinux'' is required in order to create ISO images. On RedHat/Fedora systems you can install the packages by saying:

  $ sudo yum install syslinux mtools

Once you have the code, you can do a complete build of gPXE using using:

  $ cd gpxe/src
  $ make

or for Etherboot

This will generate bootable images for floppy disk, CD-ROM, and USB key, which is the best way to get started experimenting with gPXE.

=== Updating source code ===

To update your downloaded source tree at any time, use

  $ git pull

This will fetch the latest changes and apply them to your tree.  This command will work only if you obtained your source tree using ''git clone''; if you downloaded a tarball then the only way to update your tree is to download a new tarball.

=== Source code for old versions ===

Should you want it, the source code for the old Etherboot-5.4 release is available from [[http://git.etherboot.org/?p=etherboot.git]].

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