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description: 'FreeBSD is a free and open source operating system based on the Berkeley Software Distribution from the late 1970''s. Today FreeBSD is used all over the world.'
keywords: ["freebsd", "bsd"]
license: '[CC BY-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0)'
modified: 2016-03-14
modified: 2019-01-02
modified_by:
name: Rainbow
name: Linode
published: 2016-03-14
title: 'Install FreeBSD on Linode'
external_resources:
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- /dev/sda: FreeBSD disk image.
- root / boot device: Standard /dev/sda

4. Boot into **Rescue Mode** with the installer disk mounted to `/dev/sda` and access your Linode using [Lish via SSH](/docs/platform/manager/using-the-linode-shell-lish/) from the **Remote Access** tab of the Linode Manager.
4. [Boot into **Rescue Mode**](/docs/troubleshooting/rescue-and-rebuild/#booting-into-rescue-mode) with the installer disk mounted to `/dev/sda` and access your Linode using [Lish via SSH](/docs/platform/manager/using-the-linode-shell-lish/) from the **Remote Access** tab of the Linode Manager.

5. Once in Rescue Mode, run the following command, replacing latest with the latest `memstick.img` file from the [FreeBSD download page](ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/):

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