Tabos 0.2.5
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Installation
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1. Introduction
2. What do I need for success?
3. Extracting and bulding the archive
4. Kernel setup
5. Kernel compilation and installation
6. Modules
7. Applications
8. What can I do with tabos?

1. Introduction
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There are three known ways to run the Tabos operating system. The system can be
run as a program on another operating system using an system emulator like
VMware, Bochs or VirtualPC. Secondly, it can be built to boot standalone off a
single floppy disk or the system can be installed and booted off an IDE hard
disc.

2. What do I need for success?
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You need at least:
 * GNU gcc 2.95
 * binutils
 * GNU make
 * GNU GRUB

NOTE: GCC version 2.96 which is distributed on some RedHat Distribution is
known NOT to work correctly! This is due some modification by RedHat...

3. Extracting and building the archive
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The first step is to extract and build the source code. E.g. a Linux host can
be used for this purpose. The source code is usually contained in a compressed
tarball with a name like, "tabos-0.2.XX.tar.bz2". To extract the distribution,
execute the following command:

    bunzip2 -c tabos-0.2.XX.tar.bz2 | tar -xv
or
    tar xvjf tabos-0.2.XX.tar.bz2

The result is a source code directory with the name "tabos-devel".

4. Kernel setup
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Now walk into the directory tools and execute:

    make

this will create the dialog utility used for the setup tool. next step is
to start the setup.

    ./setup.sh

with this setup tool you have the ability to define the tabos suite for your
own needs. if you are ready press escape and select yes to save the config
file.

5. Kernel compilation and installation
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Now you have to compile the source code to produce a binary package which can
be readed by the computer. Switch to the root directory of tabos-devel and
execute:

    make

If you get no errors during compiling you are done with it.

Making a boot disc
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In case that you already own a tabos boot disc just type "make install" and
than read chapter 6.

If you want to create a bootable floppy, please insert a floppy disc into
your floppy drive, go to tabos-devel/tools and execute "make_disc" as user
(NOTE: maybe you need to do it as root instead of a user).

Kernel installation
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Type "make install" in the tabos-devel directory.

6. Modules
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Now the modules tabos can work with are on the line. In the tabos root
directory type: "make modules modules_install", everything should be fine. :)

7. Applications
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After the main part of tabos is installed on the disc, you also need the
application tabos wants to run on bootup, like the shell trash. For an
installtion guide just look at the application suite package.

8. What can i do with tabos?
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Not much now, but you can at least watch and use our current working
applications in the /apps directory. Just type "ls /apps" for a list of
installed applications.