1wilkens / redox

Redox: A Rust Operating System

Redox is a Rust based operating system, designed to be modular and secure. The developer blog can be found at http://www.redox-os.org

What it looks like

Building on Debian/Ubuntu

• Run the setup script and enter your password when prompted (to install Rust compiler and its dependencies)

cd setup
./ubuntu.sh
./binary.sh

• Make the project

make all

Running on Debian/Ubuntu

• Install VirtualBox

sudo apt-get install virtualbox

• Run VirtualBox

make virtualbox

Running on Debian/Ubuntu (Qemu, Advanced)

• Install Qemu

sudo apt-get install qemu-system-x86 qemu-kvm

• Run Qemu

make qemu

Building on Arch Linux

• Run the setup script and enter your password when prompted (to install the Rust compiler and its dependencies)

cd setup
./arch.sh
./binary.sh

• Make the project

make

Running on Arch Linux

• Virtualbox was completely setup as part of the script.
• Run Virtualbox

make virtualbox

Running on Arch Linux (Qemu)

• Install Qemu

$ sudo pacman -S qemu

• Run redox

$ make qemu

Building on Fedora

• Run the setup script and enter your password when prompted (to install Rust compiler and its dependencies)

cd setup
./fedora.sh
./binary.sh

• Make the project

make all

Running on Fedora (Qemu, Advanced)

• Install Qemu

sudo yum install qemu-system-x86 qemu-kvm

• Run Qemu

make qemu

Building on OS X

• Install MacPorts or Homebrew
• Run the setup script and enter your password when prompted (to install Rust compiler and its dependencies)

cd setup
# MacPorts
./osx-macports.sh
# Homebrew
./osx-homebrew.sh
./binary.sh

• Make the project

make all

Running on OS X

• Install VirtualBox from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
• Make sure it is installed for all users, in /Applications/ or edit the Makefile VBM path
• Run VirtualBox

make virtualbox

Building on Windows

• Download and install the latest 32-bit Rust nightly from http://www.rust-lang.org/install.html
• The direct link to the 32-bit nightly is https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-nightly-i686-pc-windows-gnu.msi
• Open the Rust nightly shell in the redox repository

windows\make all

Running on Windows

• Install VirtualBox from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
• Make sure to install to C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox or edit the Makefile VBM path
• Run VirtualBox

windows\make virtualbox