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# Installation guide
This document explains the testing/building/booting process and requirements. Everything is done using the virtual machine QEMU. I will not explain how you can install Melvix on real hardware as this is not recommended right now.
## Test
- Install the qemu i386 emulator
- Download the `disk-img` artifact from the newest stable [GitHub Workflow build](https://github.com/marvinborner/Melvix/actions?query=branch%3Amain)
- Unzip `disk-img.zip`
- Run `qemu-system-i386 -m 256M -vga std -drive file=path/to/disk.img,format=raw,index=1,media=disk -netdev user,id=net0 -device rtl8139,netdev=net0`
- Try entering `browser`, `files`, `mandelbrot` (or any other program in `apps/`) into the input field and press enter
- Move windows using `ALT`+`Left click`
- Enjoy, or try building it yourself!
## Build it yourself
- Use any system running GNU/Linux or OpenBSD
- Install build dependencies
- General template: `[pkg_manager] [install] git binutils ccache gcc make bison flex gmp mpc mpfr texinfo curl nasm qemu inkscape` (package names may vary depending on your operating system)
- Ubuntu/Debian: `apt-get install -y build-essential bison flex libgmp3-dev libmpc-dev libmpfr-dev texinfo ccache curl nasm grub-common qemu qemu-kvm mtools ctags inkscape`
- OpenBSD: `pkg_add git ccache gcc g++ gmake bison gmp libmpc mpfr texinfo curl nasm qemu e2fsprogs inkscape`
- Clone this repository using `git clone https://github.com/marvinborner/Melvix.git`
- Switch to the stable `main` branch using `git checkout main`
- Run `./run` (pure magic!)
- If you need help: `./run to help`
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