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Installing Dependencies

You need a few toolchain packages to build and run Sinux.

System requirements​

Host (build machine)​

ComponentMinimum
OSAny Linux (Arch, Ubuntu, Fedora…)
Architecturex86_64
RAM512 MiB free
Disk1 GiB free

Target (QEMU or real hardware)​

ComponentRequirement
CPUx86_64 with Long Mode (post ~2003)
RAM64 MiB minimum, 256 MiB recommended
FirmwareBIOS or UEFI (Secure Boot must be OFF)
DiskOptional ATA/IDE for persistent storage

Install packages​

Arch Linux​

sudo pacman -S --needed \
    nasm grub xorriso mtools \
    qemu-system-x86 edk2-ovmf \
    gcc binutils make

Ubuntu / Debian​

sudo apt install \
    nasm grub-pc-bin grub-efi-amd64-bin \
    xorriso mtools \
    qemu-system-x86 ovmf \
    gcc binutils make

Fedora / RHEL​

sudo dnf install \
    nasm grub2-tools xorriso mtools \
    qemu-system-x86 edk2-ovmf \
    gcc binutils make

Once dependencies are installed, continue to Building.