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@klange klange released this 22 Dec 05:22
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ToaruOS v1.10.3

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What's New in v1.10.3?

This release includes bugfixes and performance improvements for running Bochs (and for running in Bochs).

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

  • meta: Added /etc/os-release
  • esh: Added basic support for additional variable assignment syntax (including setting variables for a single command)
  • jpeg: Performance improvements through SSE and additional precalculated tables
  • graphics: Performance improvements in SSE blitting by removing unnecessary branches
  • libc: Fix parse failure in scanf affecting Bochs config parsing.
  • libc: Fix strto* for hexadecimal values
  • boot: Zero BSS at start of C entry point in BIOS loader; fixes bad values on boot in Bochs
  • tarfs: Minor speed improvements, but requires well-ordered archives
  • splash-log: Add an additional status line, used by migrate to show which file is being created

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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