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| author | Christian Cleberg <[email protected]> | 2025-11-11 22:49:13 -0600 |
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diff --git a/content/blog/2022-09-17-serenity-os.org b/content/blog/2022-09-17-serenity-os.org index 51b0df5..58c9551 100644 --- a/content/blog/2022-09-17-serenity-os.org +++ b/content/blog/2022-09-17-serenity-os.org @@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ * Overview -[[https://serenityos.org][SerenityOS]] is a unique operating system (OS) -that I have seen pop up in my news feed a few times over the last few -years, but I have never had time to test it out until now. +[[https://serenityos.org][SerenityOS]] is a unique operating system (OS) that I have seen pop up in my news +feed a few times over the last few years, but I have never had time to test it +out until now. Testing out this system brought back fond memories of yellowed, -modem-screeching, 100-pound computers that brought so many fond memories -to my youth. +modem-screeching, 100-pound computers that brought so many fond memories to my +youth. Per their website: @@ -31,11 +31,10 @@ This is a system by us, for us, based on the things we like. * Building -Your first question may be "Where's the iso?" and the answer is... there -are none. SerenityOS does not provide pre-built images for testing. You -must build the images yourself. This seems intentionally to limit -participation to only those who are truly interested enough to learn how -to build the OS. +Your first question may be "Where's the iso?" and the answer is... there are +none. SerenityOS does not provide pre-built images for testing. You must build +the images yourself. This seems intentionally to limit participation to only +those who are truly interested enough to learn how to build the OS. ** Clone @@ -47,25 +46,22 @@ git clone https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity && cd serenity ** Build -Note that I followed the -[[https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/blob/master/Documentation/BuildInstructions.md][Build -Instructions]] in the SerenityOS repository as of commit -=660d2b53b1206e868d5470eee80b5e62d7e30da7=. Things may have changed -since my installation, and you should double-check the instructions -first. +Note that I followed the [[https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/blob/master/Documentation/BuildInstructions.md][Build Instructions]] in the SerenityOS repository as of +commit =660d2b53b1206e868d5470eee80b5e62d7e30da7=. Things may have changed since +my installation, and you should double-check the instructions first. -Regardless, I want to repeat my steps here to illustrate any errors or -differing commands I needed to run in order to build and run SerenityOS. +Regardless, I want to repeat my steps here to illustrate any errors or differing +commands I needed to run in order to build and run SerenityOS. -Since I am running Fedora, I needed to install these packages in order -to build the OS images: +Since I am running Fedora, I needed to install these packages in order to build +the OS images: #+begin_src sh sudo dnf install texinfo binutils-devel curl cmake mpfr-devel libmpc-devel gmp-devel e2fsprogs ninja-build patch ccache rsync @"C Development Tools and Libraries" @Virtualization #+end_src -Next, make sure you're inside the =serenity= directory created earlier -during the git cloning process and process to build the toolchain: +Next, make sure you're inside the =serenity= directory created earlier during +the git cloning process and process to build the toolchain: #+begin_src sh Meta/serenity.sh rebuild-toolchain @@ -82,29 +78,27 @@ launch. * Issues -I played around in SerenityOS for an hour or two in order to see what I -could do and had a lot of fun with it. The only issue I ran into was a -lack of working internet. I didn't try very hard, but I could tell that -the main network link wasn't connecting to my Fedora host properly. +I played around in SerenityOS for an hour or two in order to see what I could do +and had a lot of fun with it. The only issue I ran into was a lack of working +internet. I didn't try very hard, but I could tell that the main network link +wasn't connecting to my Fedora host properly. * Screenshots -The initial launch of the image displays the SerenityOS desktop, with a -simple terminal already launched. +The initial launch of the image displays the SerenityOS desktop, with a simple +terminal already launched. -There is also a "Fire" application (literally just shows fire burning), -a browser with the local Serenity Browser page loaded, and a text -editor. +There is also a "Fire" application (literally just shows fire burning), a +browser with the local Serenity Browser page loaded, and a text editor. -I also poked around the system utilities and found most tools you'd -expect to find within a standard desktop, such as a system monitoring -tool. +I also poked around the system utilities and found most tools you'd expect to +find within a standard desktop, such as a system monitoring tool. -Lastly, I noted that the default desktop contains numerous pre-defined -themes to choose from. This is a small piece, but it's actually -wonderful to see desktop developers consider theming directly out of the -box rather than using an addon-based mentality. +Lastly, I noted that the default desktop contains numerous pre-defined themes to +choose from. This is a small piece, but it's actually wonderful to see desktop +developers consider theming directly out of the box rather than using an +addon-based mentality. -I didn't take a screenshot of the other pre-installed games, but I did -spend nearly 30 minutes playing Solitaire before remembering that I was -supposed to be writing a post about the OS. +I didn't take a screenshot of the other pre-installed games, but I did spend +nearly 30 minutes playing Solitaire before remembering that I was supposed to be +writing a post about the OS. |
