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ToaruOS v1.9.1

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What's New in v1.9.1?

This minor update includes an improved design for the Package Manager, bug fixes, and additional internal functionality to better support some new packages. Additionally, the Help Browser now displays information about various programs, and the shell can tab-complete msk installation commands.

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

  • libc: define alarm in unistd.h; fix strncpy to actually set nil bytes
  • package-manager: fix incorrect icon advertisement; visual improvements
  • esh: msk tab completion (including package names)
  • add chown
  • file-browser: write pid file in desktop mode
  • toggle-relative-mouse: add get command
  • Kernel: implement O_DIRECTORY
  • tmpfs: refuse to make directories with 0-length name
  • graphics: add support for subregion contexts
  • help-browser: very basic, minimal implementation

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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