| Title: Apache(tm) FOP: Downloading A Distribution |
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| #Apache™ FOP: Downloading A Distribution |
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| ## Binary or Source? { #dist-type} |
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| Most Apache™ FOP users will want to download the latest binary distribution, which is ready to run "out of the box." However, a source distribution will be preferable if you fall into one of the following categories: |
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| - You wish to modify FOP. |
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| - You wish to use a version more recent than the latest release. For example, if you have read on the user mailing list that a bug has been fixed or a feature added that you are eager to try, you might download a source distribution from the SVN repository so that you don't have to wait for the next release. |
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| - You wish to build a local copy of the API documentation (javadocs). |
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| ## Binary Download { #binary} |
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| Binary distributions include "-bin" in their names, and can be downloaded from a [FOP Distribution mirror](https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/xmlgraphics/fop). |
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| Here are the links to each package’s signature and checksum files. Signatures can be verified by using our [KEYS](https://www.apache.org/dist/xmlgraphics/fop/KEYS) file. |
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| | [fop-2.6-bin.tar.gz](https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi?filename=/xmlgraphics/fop/binaries/fop-2.6-bin.tar.gz&action=download) | [PGP](https://www.apache.org/dist/xmlgraphics/fop/binaries/fop-2.6-bin.tar.gz.asc) | [SHA512](https://www.apache.org/dist/xmlgraphics/fop/binaries/fop-2.6-bin.tar.gz.sha512) | |
| | [fop-2.6-bin.zip](https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi?filename=/xmlgraphics/fop/binaries/fop-2.6-bin.zip&action=download) | [PGP](https://www.apache.org/dist/xmlgraphics/fop/binaries/fop-2.6-bin.zip.asc) | [SHA512](https://www.apache.org/dist/xmlgraphics/fop/binaries/fop-2.6-bin.zip.sha512) | |
| | [fop-2.6-src.tar.gz](https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi?filename=/xmlgraphics/fop/source/fop-2.6-src.tar.gz&action=download) | [PGP](https://www.apache.org/dist/xmlgraphics/fop/source/fop-2.6-src.tar.gz.asc) | [SHA512](https://www.apache.org/dist/xmlgraphics/fop/source/fop-2.6-src.tar.gz.sha512) | |
| | [fop-2.6-src.zip](https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi?filename=/xmlgraphics/fop/source/fop-2.6-src.zip&action=download) | [PGP](https://www.apache.org/dist/xmlgraphics/fop/source/fop-2.6-src.zip.asc) | [SHA512](https://www.apache.org/dist/xmlgraphics/fop/source/fop-2.6-src.zip.sha512) | |
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| ## Source Download { #source} |
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| There are several ways to obtain a source distribution. Please note that they are listed from least current to most current: |
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| - Download a released version from a [FOP Distribution mirror](https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/xmlgraphics/fop). Source distributions include "-src" in their names. |
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| With any source distribution, you will need to build FOP from the source files. For details please see the "Build" page on the documentation tab for the version you've downloaded. |
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| ## Archive Download { #archives} |
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| FOP Archive distributions are linked from the upper portion of the Apache FOP Download Mirror Page and can be downloaded from the FOP Archives [binaries](http://archive.apache.org/dist/xmlgraphics/fop/binaries/) & [source](http://archive.apache.org/dist/xmlgraphics/fop/source/) links. |
