GNU FTP Mirror List

You can always find the most recent version of this list of GNU FTP sites at http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html. Please send improvements to this file to <gnu@gnu.org>.

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General download information

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Downloading GNU software

GNU software is available on ftp.gnu.org under the directory /gnu. Please try to use one of the many mirrors of our site listed below: the mirrors will give you faster response. Some mirrors also provide a copy of the rest of ftp.gnu.org; try the parent directory if you're interested. You can use the generic url http://ftpmirror.gnu.org to choose a nearby and up-to-date mirror automatically.

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GNU mirror list

• United States
  • California
    • ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/gnu/
    • http://mirrors.kernel.org/gnu/
    • ftp://ftp.keystealth.org/pub/gnu/gnu/
    • ftp://mirrors.usc.edu/pub/gnu/
    • http://mirrors.usc.edu/pub/gnu/
    • http://www.alliedquotes.com/mirrors/gnu/gnu/
  • Colorado
    • http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/GNU/gnu/
  • Florida
    • ftp://ftp.cise.ufl.edu/pub/mirrors/GNU/gnu/
  • Illinois
    • http://ftp.gnu.mirrors.hoobly.com/gnu/
    • ftp://mirror.anl.gov/pub/gnu/
    • http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/gnu/
    • http://www.netgull.com/gnu/
  • Massachusetts
    • ftp://aeneas.mit.edu/pub/gnu/
  • Michigan
    • http://ftp.wayne.edu/pub/gnu/
  • North Carolina
    • ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/mirrors/gnu/ftp/gnu/
  • Pennsylvania
    • ftp://ftp.club.cc.cmu.edu/gnu/
    • http://ftp.club.cc.cmu.edu/pub/gnu/
  • Texas
    • http://www.gnu.potius.org/
    • http://gnu.releasenotes.org/gnu/
    • http://gnu.inetbridge.net/
  • Washington
    • ftp://mirror.x10.com/gnuftp/gnu
    • http://mirror.x10.com/mirror/gnuftp/gnu/
• The Americas (other than the U.S.)
  • Brazil
    • ftp://ftp.unicamp.br/pub/gnu/
    • ftp://gnu.c3sl.ufpr.br/gnu/ftp/
    • rsync://gnu.c3sl.ufpr.br/gnu/ftp/
  • Canada
    • ftp://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/gnu/
    • http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/gnu/
    • ftp://gnu.mirror.iweb.com/gnu/
    • http://gnu.mirror.iweb.com/gnu/
• Africa
  • South Africa
    • ftp://ftp.is.co.za/mirror/ftp.gnu.org/gnu
• Asia
  • Japan
    • http://core.ring.gr.jp/pub/GNU/
    • ftp://ftp.ring.gr.jp/pub/GNU/
  • Korea
    • ftp://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/gnu/
  • Malaysia
    • ftp://mirror.publicns.net/pub/gnu/gnu/
    • http://mirror.publicns.net/pub/gnu/gnu/
  • Taiwan
    • ftp://ftp.ntu.edu.tw/pub/gnu/gnu/
    • ftp://ftp.twaren.net/Unix/GNU/gnu/
    • http://ftp.twaren.net/Unix/GNU/gnu/
  • Thailand
    • http://ftp.thaios.net/gnu/
    • http://gnu.fungdham.org/
  • Vietnam
    • http://gnu.billfett.com/gnu/
    • http://gnu.07vn.com/gnu/
    • ftp://mirror-fpt-telecom.fpt.net/gnu/
    • http://mirror-fpt-telecom.fpt.net/gnu/
• Europe
  • Austria
    • ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/gnu/gnusrc/
    • http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/gnu/gnusrc/
  • Belgium
    • ftp://ftp.spegulo.be/pub/gnu/ftp/gnu/
    • http://gnuftp.spegulo.be/
    • ftp://ftp.easynet.be/gnu/
    • http://ftp.easynet.be/ftp/gnu/
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • ftp://gnu.blic.net/pub/gnu/
  • Czech Republic
    • ftp://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/gnu/pub/gnu/
    • http://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/gnu/pub/gnu/
  • Denmark
    • http://ftp.download-by.net/gnu/gnu/
    • http://gnu-ftp.zdg-gmbh.eu/gnu/
  • Finland
    • ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/gnu/prep/
  • France
    • ftp://ftp.ironie.org/ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/
    • http://gnu.mirror.ironie.org/pub/gnu/
    • ftp://mirror.cict.fr/gnu/
  • Germany
    • ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/ftp.gnu.org/
    • ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/gnu/
    • ftp://ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/gnu/
    • ftp://ftp.cw.net/pub/gnu/
    • ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/ftp.gnu.org/
    • ftp://ftp.cw.net/pub/gnu/
    • http://www.de-mirrors.de/gnuftp/
    • http://www.very-clever.com/download/gnu/
    • http://mirrors.zerg.biz/gnu/
  • Greece
    • ftp://ftp.duth.gr/pub/gnu/
    • ftp://ftp.forthnet.gr/pub/gnu/
    • ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/gnu/
    • ftp://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/gnu/
    • http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/gnu/
  • Ireland
    • ftp://ftp.esat.net/pub/gnu/
    • ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.gnu.org/gnu/
    • http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.gnu.org/gnu/
  • Netherlands
    • ftp://ftp.mirror.nl/pub/mirror/gnu/
    • ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/gnu/
    • http://gnu.cyclingchampion.com/gnu/
  • Norway
    • ftp://ftp.uninett.no/pub/gnu/
  • Poland
    • ftp://ftp.task.gda.pl/pub/gnu/
    • ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/gnu/
    • ftp://ftp.piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.gnu.org/gnu/
    • http://piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.gnu.org/gnu/
  • Portugal
    • ftp://ftp.ist.utl.pt/pub/GNU/gnu/gnu/
    • ftp://mirrors.nfsi.pt/pub/gnu/
    • http://mirrors.nfsi.pt/gnu/
  • Russia
    • ftp://ftp.chg.ru/pub/gnu/
  • Slovenia
    • http://gnu.wsection.com/
  • Sweden
    • ftp://ftp.isy.liu.se/pub/gnu/
    • ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/gnu/
  • Switzerland
    • ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/gnu/
  • Turkey
    • ftp://ftp.ulak.net.tr/gnu/gnu/
  • Ukraine
    • ftp://ftp.gnu.org.ua/gnu/

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