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I want a disk image (for installation). I've checked here and the 'Darwin Technologies' link there but couldn't seem to find anything. I want the Darwin (not any derivatives) and would much rather it from an official Apple source, sorry I'm so picky.

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Unfortunately, ISO files are no longer made available. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_%28operating_system%29#History:

Up to Darwin 8.0.1, Apple released a binary installer (as an ISO image) after each major Mac OS X release that allowed one to install Darwin on PowerPC and Intel x86 computers as a standalone operating system. Minor updates were released as packages that were installed separately. Darwin is now only available as source code,[4] except for the ARM variant, which has not been released in any form separately from iOS. However, the older versions of Darwin are still available in binary form.

[4] http://lists.apple.com/archives/Darwinos-users/2007/Oct/msg00006.html

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  • Could I get 8.0.1 one then update (if that makes any sense) or not possible? Could I create a disk image from the source?
    – 5ives
    Commented Nov 20, 2012 at 9:26
  • 8.0.1 was released in 2007. That's a long time ago, I don't think you can just apply updates. Hopefully you can find some information at puredarwin.org and darwinbuild.macosforge.org on how to create an ISO from source.
    – jaume
    Commented Nov 20, 2012 at 9:33
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The older (8 and earlier) releases were released as binary images. Some are available for download at this Apple site.

See this mailing list post for more information.

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Darwin 8.0.1 is the latest release. If at some point the download is removed, there is an archived version available.

For earlier releases, check the archived list of Darwin images.

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  • As of 2023 the Apple ISO web page from other answers no longer works, but this direct link to the Darwin 8.0.1 ISO from Apple still works, so it might be the best option today.
    – Josh Justice
    Commented Sep 4, 2023 at 9:44
  • The link above is the Intel version; Darwin 8.0.1 for PowerPC is here: opensource.apple.com/static/iso/darwinppc-801.cdr.gz
    – Josh Justice
    Commented Sep 5, 2023 at 13:34

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