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by arendtio 2618 days ago
I downloaded install64.iso started it and entered the shell. Next, I entered 'awk' and got the response:

sh: awk: not found

Maybe their live cd doesn't include the whole 'base' set?
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tedunangst 2618 days ago
The installer is not a live CD. It's only enough tooling to install openbsd.
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arendtio 2618 days ago
Okay thanks, unexpected but good to know (at >340MB I would have expected a complete base system at least). Do you know if there is some up to date OpenBSD live CD somewhere?
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yellowapple 2616 days ago
At >340MB it does indeed have a complete base system. You just have to install it somewhere first :)

I don't know of any up-to-date prebuilt live CD/USB images, but I do know of guides to create them from another OpenBSD install (e.g. one in a VM): https://www.alti.at/knowhow/obsdlivecd/

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tedunangst 2618 days ago
The project isn't really interested in a live CD. If you just want to test openbsd, install it on a test machine.
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aflag 2618 days ago
If you just want to try it out, probably downloading a VM with vagrant is the easiest.
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