I love this community. It's nice, really. So I thought I could finally write my guide on developing an OS since RuneServer is full of
This guide will most likely become huge. I'll try to cover it all as noob-friendly as I can get, so it might take a lot of time. Just be patient while I make edits to this
Index
Setting up a Ubuntu box
Getting the development cycle ready
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Profit
1. Setting up a Ubuntu box
Developing an operating system can be done easily on Windows. However, the procedure is so much longer and more complicated that we're better off setting up a virtual machine with Ubuntu. I chose Ubuntu because I personally love the GUI, you may select any other linux distro. If you're new, just follow along with what I do.
1.1 Getting VMWare
In order to have a virtual machine run in Windows, you'll need an application to do so. I chose VMWare because it was the first one I ever heard of and therefor the only one I am used to. VirtualBox would work fine too, pretty sure.
VMWare is a paid application, but there could be a chance you could find it on a torrent site. Not sure though, so you could buy it like I did lolno or use any other alternative of obtaining it, like robbing a store.
Installation should be a simple process like every other application you install.
1.2 Getting the distro
Since we'll be using the Ubuntu linux flavour, I'll cover how we obtain it. You can just google 'Linux Mint' or such if you want any other distro to be used.
Since Ubuntu is free, piracy of it is allowed. Therefor I take the liberty of providing a link to this. If I am against the rules (which I doubt I am) you may remove the link. http://kuiken.co/torrent/8384713/Ubuntu_12.10_Quantal_Quetzal_(32_bits)
I've given you a torrent link since I figured it's way faster than the direct one. If you want to try out the direct one instead, use this:
http://releases.ubuntu.com/12.10/ubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.iso
Downloading it shouldn't take too long. If it does, just be patient. It'll be worth it!
1.3 Adding the distro to VMWare
Now that you have both the distro and the virtual machine (in this case VMWare), you're ready to proceed! VMWare has a very nice wizard that aids you in adding an .iso to the machine. Let's do this together.
In VMWare, go to File -> New Virtual Machine []@Maxi/Zach/Laz/Kati: Do not remove this yet, please. It's going to be a big project done out of love.