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KolibriOS
KolibriOS nightly build desktop
DeveloperKolibriOS Project Team
Written inFASM
Working stateActive
Source modelOpen source
Latest release0.7.7.0 / December 13, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12-13)[1]
Repositorywebsvn.kolibrios.org/listing.php?repname=Kolibri+OS
Available inEnglish, Russian, Italian, Spanish
Platformsx86
Kernel typeMonolithic[2]
Default
user interface		KolibriOS Kernel API
LicenseGPL-2.0-only with binary blobs[3]
Preceded byMenuetOS
Official websitewww.kolibrios.org

KolibriOS, or Kolibri, is a small, open-source x86 operating system written completely in assembly.[4] It was forked from MenuetOS in 2004 and has run under independent development since.[5]

In a 2009 review piece on alternative operating systems, TechRadar called it "tremendously impressive", noting its performance and streamlined codebase.[6]

Features

Commands

The following is a list of commands supported by the KolibriOS Shell:[8]

System requirements

Supported hardware

Development branches

Reception

Dedoimedo.com reviewed KolibriOS in 2012:[11]

I allocated a more than sufficient 64MB of RAM to KolibriOS and let it fly. Now, to really show you how fast this thing is, I recorded a boot session. It shows the simple KolibriOS boot menu. Next, I press the Enter key. Soon thereafter, we are inside a fully functional desktop. How soon? Well, you can enjoy the video embedded below or follow the Youtube link if you hate embedded stuff. Now, keep your eyes on the screen, as the video is rather short. I mean, really, really short.

Jesse Smith from DistroWatch Weekly wrote the following review about KolibriOS in 2009:[12]

The application menu is broken down into familiar groupings, such as Development, Games, Data Processing, Network and Help. There are also demo programs showing off various graphics and screensavers. Programs are easy to find and most applications work well. The help documentation is a bit scattered, as it covers a number of different topics, but there doesn't seem to be a pattern to what is explained and what isn't. In short, finding help is hit or miss, but what is explained is done so clearly.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kolibri Releases". archive.kolibrios.org. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  2. ^ Boris Ya. Sovetov; Vladislav V. Cehanovsky (2018). Информационные Технологии [Information Technologies] (in Russian) (7th ed.). Moscow, Russia: Urait. p. 243. ISBN 978-5-534-00048-1.
  3. ^ Is there any proprietary software in this? Board.KolibriOS.org, 2014.
  4. ^ Bärwaldt, Erik (2017). "Little Friend". Linux Magazine (204). ISSN 1471-5678.
  5. ^ "KolibriOS official site". www.kolibrios.org. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  6. ^ "10 operating systems you've never heard of". TechRadar. 2009-12-20. ISSN 2190-9717.
  7. ^ I Gede Partha Sindu, S.P.M.P. (July 21, 2021). "Bab 6: Open Source". Dasar Sistem Komputer [Basics of Computer Systems] (in Indonesian). Depok, Indonesia: Raja Grafindo Persada. p. 220. ISBN 978-602-425-381-3.
  8. ^ "Shell - KolibriOS wiki".
  9. ^ KolibriOS – A tiny operating system on a 1.44MB floppy Archived 2014-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Hardware Support - KolibriOS wiki".
  11. ^ Ljubuncic, Igor (2012-03-16). "KolibriOS - The art of small". Dedoimedo.
  12. ^ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 318, 31 August 2009

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