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title: Install OpenBSD from linux
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description: How to install OpenBSD at hosting providers that do not support it
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tags:
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- OpenBSD
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- UpdateNeeded
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---
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## Introduction
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This article explains a simple method to install OpenBSD when all you have is a linux and a remote console.
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## How to
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First login as root on the linux you want to reinstall as Openbsd then fetch the installer :
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```sh
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curl https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.8/amd64/bsd.rd -o /bsd.rd
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```
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Then edit the loader configuration, in this example grub2 :
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```sh
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echo '
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menuentry "OpenBSD" {
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set root=(hd0,msdos1)
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kopenbsd /bsd.rd
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}' >> /etc/grub.d/40_custom
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echo 'GRUB_TIMEOUT=60' >> /etc/default/grub
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grub2-mkconfig > /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
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```
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If you reboot now and connect your remote console you should be able to boot the OpenBSD installer.
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