newos

A Linux kernel based operating system.

Why this project

This is my testing ground for learning the operating system, and I want to implement it in a different way from the traditional.

I want this new OS to keep the following features:

• As far as I know, Rust will be merged into the Linux kernel. In this operating system, it uses Rust as much as possible to develop core software.
• All software will be statically compiled as much as possible to ensure that you can use the latest or very old version, no matter what the libc version is.
• Use modern alternatives to essential command line tools as much as possible.
• Use the latest software version whenever possible.

Development

Requirements:

• Newer macOS or Linux operating system.
• Newer Docker installed.
• Newer Rust installed (will be installed automatically via the make setup command).

Run below commands:

# setup the development environment
make setup
# make all targets
make all

Try it with Docker

Build and run manually:

make docker-image && make docker-run

or use a pre-built version:

docker run -it --rm ghcr.io/leizongmin/newos:main

TODO

• Core software:
  • Use uutils/coreutils as an alternative to GNU coreutils.
    • Use BusyBox as a complement to uutils/coreutils.
  • Use Nushell as the default shell.
  • Use Homebrew as the default package manager.
    • Git.
    • GNU Grep.
  • libc.
  • GNU Bash (Many programs assume that the bash command is included in the system).
  • curl.
• Boot:
  • Build the Linux Kernel from source.
  • Use GRUB as the boot loader.
  • Start and develop with QEMU.
  • Text-based Installer.
• GUI:
  • Wayland.
  • A window manager written in Rust.
• Sandbox:
  • A container sandbox written in Rust. From this sandbox, applications can be run in the environment of other Linux distributions.

License

Under the terms of the MIT License.