Many ways for the latest version (oacs-5-2):
CVS:
cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.openacs.org:/cvsroot login (press enter for password) cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.openacs.org:/cvsroot checkout -r oacs-5-2 acs-core
A single package, just use the same command with the package-key name, i.e. forums: cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.openacs.org:/cvsroot checkout -r oacs-5-2 forums
More info here: http://openacs.org/doc/openacs-5-1/using-cvs-with-openacs.html
Or get the latest DISTRIBUTION:
http://openacs.org/projects/openacs/download/
Or try the INSTALLERS:
Debian: http://openacs.org/forums/message-view?message_id=350859
Windows: http://openacs.org/forums/message-view?message_id=349832
Or try the TARBALLS dynamically generated at: http://eye.openacs.org/viewrep/OpenACS (look at the bottom)