== The latest packages
Tarballs, binaries (Linux, Solaris, and Windows), and packages for some Linux
distributions are available on [[http://downloads.askmonty.org|downloads.askmonty.org]].
We hope that interested [[community]] package maintainers will step forward to
build packages for their distributions. We ask for strict adherence to your
packaging system's best practices and invite
[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/maria/+filebug|your feedback]]
if our project impedes this in any way.
Instructions how to install the packages can be found
[[installing-mariadb-binary-packages|here]].
== Distributions Which Include MariaDB
* See: [[distributions-which-include-mariadb|Distributions Which Include MariaDB]]
== Getting the source
You can find all the source code in
[[http://code.launchpad.net/maria|our Launchpad repository]].
To check code out and in, the
[[http://bazaar-vcs.org/Download|bzr (Bazaar)]] version control software offers
the path of least resistance. If you are unfamiliar with bzr, please refer to
the [[http://doc.bazaar-vcs.org/latest/|bzr documentation]] for an understanding
of version control with bzr.
For instructions on creating your own local branch of MariaDB, see the
[[getting-the-mariadb-source-code|Getting the MariaDB Source Code]] page.
See the [[generic-build-instructions|Generic Build Instructions]] page for
general instructions on compiling MariaDB from the source. The [[source]] page
has links to platform and distribution-specific information, including
information on how we build the release packages.
