The developers of the open microkernel operating system Genode OS Framework take pleasure in announce the launch of the new version of the operating system Sculpt on 20.02/XNUMX, which is part of the Sculpt project using Genode-based technology you are developing a general purpose operating system that can be used by ordinary users to perform everyday tasks.
genode provides a unified infrastructure for building custom applications which run on the Linux kernel (32 and 64 bits) or the NOVA microkernel (x86 with virtualization), seL4 (x86_32, x86_64, ARM), Muen (x86_64), Fiasco.OC (x86_32, x86_64, ARM), L4ka :: Pistachio (IA32, PowerPC), OKL4, L4 / Fiasco (IA32, AMD64 , ARM) and a kernel that runs directly for ARM and RISC-V platforms.
The L4Linux paravirtualized Linux kernel, which runs on top of the Fiasco.OC microkernel, which is part of the kernel, allows you to run regular Linux programs in Genode. The L4Linux kernel does not work directly with the computer, but uses the Genode services through a set of virtual drivers.
The system comes with a Leitzentrale graphical interface that allows you to perform typical system administration tasks.
- In the upper left corner of the graphical interface, a menu is displayed with tools for managing users, connecting drives, and configuring a network connection.
- In the center is a configurator for the design of the filling system, which provides a graphical interface that defines the relationship between the components of the system.
User can remove or add components interactively and arbitrarily, determining the composition of the environment of the system or virtual machines.
At any time, the user can switch to the console control mode, which provides greater flexibility in management. A traditional desktop can be obtained by running the TinyCore Linux distribution on a Linux virtual machine.
What's new in Sculpt OS 20.02?
Thanks to the work of experienced Genode developers, many software packages are now available for the new version.
The new version of Sculpt OS 20.02 stands out for the addition of a file manager That works in graphics mode, as well as the processing of an interactive interface for administration (the system configuration editor).
Another important change that is presented in this new version is the support for virtual desktops and performance optimization of the virtual machine monitor (based on VirtualBox).
It is also mentioned that utilities to monitor system performance, Unix runtime and the components of the GUI were updated in order to improve their operation and ensure greater stability.
The launch also includes improvements made in the February update of the Genode platform, such as support for 64-bit ARM i.MX processors and portability of the OpenBSD 6.6 sound driver and various applications and games.
In particular, the software repositories offered by alex-ab, cnuke, skalk are worth exploring.
Download and install Sculpt OS 20.02
For those who are interested in being able to try or install this new version, they can obtain the system image from the link below. A 26MB image of LiveUSB is provided for download.
The source code of the project is distributed under the AGPLv3 license. Supports work on systems with Intel processors and graphics with the VT-d and VT-x extensions enabled.
To be able to prepare a USB memory boot in Windows some options are proposed.
The first one is with Rufus with which it is enough to download the application either the installer or the portable version. When executing the application we must connect the USB memory and select it in «Device»
Later in the «Boot selection» we will select the system image and we will click on start.
The other option is with Win32 Disk Imager In «Image file» we are going to select the system image and select our USB device to later click on «Write».