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@klange klange released this 13 Dec 03:27
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ToaruOS v1.10.0

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What's New in v1.10.0?

This release switches out the ext2 ramdisks for tar ramdisks and introduces a system for building experimental ToaruOS ISOs from within the OS.

Additionally, the ToaruOS source files are now shipped on the CD.

Author's note: I'm going to work on some other projects now, so the next release may take a while.

What is ToaruOS?

ToaruOS is a hobbyist, educational operating system for x86 PCs, focused primarily on use in virtual machines. It provides a Unix-like environment, complete with a graphical desktop interface, shared libraries, feature-rich terminal emulator, and support for running Python 3.6, GCC, and several other ports. The core of ToaruOS, provided by the CD images in this release, is built completely from scratch. The bootloader, kernel, drivers, C standard library, and userspace applications are all original software created by the authors, as are the graphical assets.

Who wrote ToaruOS?

ToaruOS is primarily written by a single maintainer, with several contributions from others. A complete list of contributors is available from AUTHORS.

Running ToaruOS

It is recommended that you run ToaruOS in a virtual machine / emulator, for maximum compatibility. ToaruOS's driver support is limited, and running on real "bare metal", while possible, does not provide the most complete experience of the OS's capabilities except on very particular hardware. ToaruOS is regularly tested in VirtualBox, QEMU, and VMWare Player, and can be successfully booted (with poor performance) in Bochs. ToaruOS is intended to run from a live CD, though it is possible to install to a hard disk. Additional details on running ToaruOS in different virtual machines is available from the README.

Changelog

  • crc32: use a different table (that matches ZIP)
  • libc: use fprem in fmod
  • file-browser: add page up / page down key bindings
  • gsudo: inherit functionality from sudo, now supports caching credentials
  • libc: syscall interface cleanup (headers, use of SYS_ macros, etc.)
  • kernel: return EROFS for some operations when not available
  • tarfs: new filesystem driver
  • tmpfs: bug fixes
  • migrate: fix permissions on root
  • kernel: bug fixes related to ramdisks
  • kernel: new memory tracking debugger
  • meta: New utilities have been added for building ToaruOS from within ToaruOS
  • meta: ramdisks are now tarballs
  • meta: sources are now included on the ramdisk; no need for the src package.

Known Issues

  • The File Browser's address bar is read-only.
  • Several utilities are missing functionality.
  • The libc's implementation of scanf is incredibly incomplete.
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