README.md

The Null Operating System documentation

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Tools installation
3. Installation

1. Introduction

NOS - hobby Unix-like x86-32 operating system.

2. Tools installation

List of tools:

• GCC (13.2.0)
• NASM (2.16.01)
• GNU Make (4.3)
• GNU ld (2.42)
• GNU ar (2.42)
• truncate (9.4)
• QEMU emulator (8.2.1)
• GNU GRUB (2.12-1)

For Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt install gcc nasm make qemu-system-x86 binutils
sudo apt-get install grub-pc-bin mtools

3. Installation

First clone this repository:

https://github.com/alkuzin/nos.git

Then move to the nos/ directory:

cd nos/

To build kernel as .iso and run on QEMU use:

make all && make init

To return everything to original state:

make fclean