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I'd like to give it a spin but not sure I want to build this from source. Would be nice to include a downloadable boot image (let me know if there is one I couldn't find).


Not official, I gather from:

https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/blob/master/Documenta...

> Whilst it is possible to run Serenity on physical x86-compatible hardware, it is not yet ready to be used by non-technical users who aren't prepared to report bugs or assist with its development. For this reason, there are currently no pre-built install images so a bare-metal installation requires that you build an installation image from source.

Ed: there's also the FAQ: https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/blob/master/Documenta...

> Where are the ISO images?

> There are no ISO images. This project does not cater to non-technical users.

And I also found the reason for it being 32 bit, which feels rather quaint..

> Why is the system 32-bit?

> That's what Andreas was most familiar with when starting out. There's some interest in supporting 64-bit systems and that will eventually happen, but it's just another feature.


Sure, I'm not a non-technical user but I feel like setting up a build environment and building from scratch is more than the time investment I'm willing to make to evaluate this project.

Just want a disk image to plop in Qemu or VirtualBox or Hyper-V to see what this feels like before I delve in the code.


Here's more on the theme from Andreas[1]:

> SerenityOS does not have nightly builds or ISO images.

> This is a simple proof-of-work system designed to prevent low-quality bug reports and tire-kicking.

> The build is completely scripted and can be performed by anyone familiar with the command line. [Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes emoji][Lady Beetle emoji]

[1] https://twitter.com/awesomekling/status/1241306104572923904




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