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KolibriOS
KolibriOS nightly build desktop
Company / developer KolibriOS Project Team
Programmed in FASM
Working state Active
Source model Open source
Latest stable release 0.7.7.0 / April 8, 2024; 8 months ago (2024-04-08)
Available language(s) English, Russian, Italian, Spanish
Available programming languages(s) FASM, C/C++, Pascal, Python, BF, Lua etc.
Supported platforms x86
Kernel type Monolithic
Default user interface KolibriOS Kernel API
License GPL-2.0-only with binary blobs
Preceded by MenuetOS

KolibriOS, or Kolibri, is a small, open-source x86 operating system written completely in assembly. It was forked from MenuetOS in 2004 and has run under independent development since.

In a 2009 review piece on alternative operating systems, TechRadar called it "tremendously impressive", noting its performance and streamlined codebase.

Features

  • Pre-emptive multitasking, streams, and parallel execution of system calls
  • Boots in a few seconds from various devices, with support for NTFS, Ext2/3/4, FAT12/16/32, exFAT, and ISO9660; can also boot from Coreboot and Windows (Windows will shut down)
  • Graphical user interface based on, and optimised for, VESA
  • Development kit: code editor with an integrated macro assembler (FASM)
  • Most distributions will fit on a single 1.44 MB floppy disk image
  • Other practical applications such as a word processor, image viewer, and web browser

Commands

The following is a list of commands supported by the KolibriOS Shell:

  • about
  • alias
  • cd
  • clear
  • cp
  • date
  • echo
  • exit
  • free
  • help
  • history
  • kill
  • ls
  • mkdir
  • more
  • ps
  • pwd
  • reboot
  • rm
  • rmdir
  • shutdown
  • sleep
  • touch
  • uptime
  • ver

System requirements

Supported hardware

  • USB 1.1 and 2.0 are supported (UHCI, OHCI and EHCI). There is also support for USB hubs, although the only USB HID devices supported include keyboard, mouse and USB flash drives.
  • Storage: internal hard disks with PATA/IDE and SATA/AHCI interfaces are supported natively.
  • File systems: supported file systems include FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 (long names support), ext2, ext3 and ext4 (partially), CDFS (including multisession, read-only), NTFS (read and write but no extended functions such as encryption) and XFS (read-only)
  • Audio: AC'97 audio codec support for Intel, nForce, nForce2, nForce3, nForce4, SIS7012, FM801, VT8233, VT8233C, VT8235, VT8237, VT8237R, VT8237R Plus and EMU10K1X chipsets. Intel High Definition Audio is supported on certain motherboards.
  • Video: works on any card and specific drivers are available for AMD and Intel chipsets
  • Network: TCP/IP stack and certain Ethernet network cards support

Development branches

  • KolibriACPI: extended ACPI support
  • Kolibri-A: Exokernel version of KolibriOS optimized for embedded applications and hardware engineering; only few AMD APU-based platforms are currently supported.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: KolibriOS para niños

  • MenuetOS - MenuetOS (32-bit version) upon which KolibriOS is based.
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