minux - Another linux inspired OS

[shorun]

ok, it does look like linux but it's still just a CC program that needs to fit a 1MB disk.
as of v1.2.7 the minimal install takes about 250K.
Usefull adresses at the bottom of the post.

download the netinstaller ingame with "wget run https://minux.cc/netinstall"

What is in minux right now(11/19/2024)?
1 - easy to download and run the installer.
2 - a powerfull and flexible software manager.
3 - username/password/group access both local or over a rednet network (disabled/local/network).
4 - ingame manuals for all installed software.
5 - a simple UI for new users to configure and install software. a large set of command line tools for veterans.
6 - all components are modular, replaceable, open source and free to use in your own software.
7 - QOL improvements, personalization tools, tons of software libraries and functions for programmers to use.
8 - Adjustable favorites/shortcut system
9 - variable and configurable bootup system that adjusts to the software you install.
10 - DNS like system allowing you to register and search for a computer like a domain name.
11 - file transfer systems over rednet to share or duplicate files, both standalone or using the rednet network.
12 - compatible with most other software.
13 - multi stage crash handler preventing systems from bricking.
14 - workspace included in the shell.
15 - most functions can be adjusted or disabled either trough command, menu or directly in the settings file.

In addition:
 - anyone can host their own software repository with their own software, both as addon and as a fork.
 - Minux gets frequent updates and improvements.
 - extensive information on the wiki.
 - ever increasing list of software available on the primary repository.


any feedback is welcome, if you want to see your software in the repository or join the minux project, feel free to contact me.

main website - https://minux.cc/
wiki - https://minux.cc/wiki
Ingame screenshots - https://minux.cc/dl/pic/
Netinstaller Repository adress - https://minux.cc/apt/ - these are the files downloaded to your ingame computer
Full code archives - https://minux.cc/dl/stable/ - full archives for easy code inspection or mirror hosting.

[RubberDuckyDJ]

I've just started playing around with this, It's super cool so far! TYSM for posting this.

[Purrcival]

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There's one thing I need to tell you about this design.

• The installer needs a better GUI and not just spamming of file installs after the menu is selected
• On 1.12.2 users, the screen remains black. This is a concern for CraftOS 1.8

[shorun]

it would indeed be much better with another UI, this is a "good enough" solution.
the spamming of files during install is a choice because of complaints of the installer not showing what it's doing and taking quite some time on slower connections, it's a lot of little files and a 56K landline from the US is't exactly the fastest in connecting to a system in germany.
good news is that it's made to be replaced with a better version, bad news is that i'll be putting my focus on the back end and not the UI so this is unlikely to change any time soon, unless someone else wants to do this part.

an attempt to package these files into archives to reduce the amount of downloads failed for two reasons,
one is the restricted disk space not allowing for the archives to exist on the disk and extract them to, the others is people complaining they could not see what was inside the ZIP archives when they were still small...

On 1.12.2 users, the screen remains black. This is a concern for CraftOS 1.8

could you elaborate on this?