OSDEV Series - Episode 1.2: Software list

Here is a list with all the software used, and how to get it.

Name: Cygwin
Operating system: Windows
Download source: http://www.cygwin.com/
Description: Linux like shell that runs in windows, also includes compiler, linker and many other useful tools.

Name: GCC Toolchain
Operating system: Linux
Download source: Should be already installed on most Linux distributions. Can be installed using** sudo apt-get install gcc-core gcc-g++
Description: C and C++ compiler.

Name: NASM (NetWide Assembler)
Operating system: Windows*, Linux
Download source: ** sudo apt-get install nasm
Description: x86 assembler.

Name: Notepad2
Operating system: Windows
Download source: http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html
Description: Simple text editor with syntax highlighting.

Name: Notepad++
Operating system: Windows
Download source: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
Description: Advanced source code editor, has many more features than Notepad2.

Name: GEdit
Operating system: Linux
Download source: Already installed on Gnome distributions.
Description: Simple text editor with syntax highlighting.

Name: Kate
Operating system: Linux
Download source: Already installed on KDE distributions.
Description: Simple text editor with syntax highlighting.

Name: HxD
Operating system: Windows
Download source: http://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/
Description: Powerful hex editor.

Name: GNOME Hexadecimal Editor
Operating system: Linux
Download source: ** sudo apt-get install ghex
Description: Hex editor for Gnome.

Name: VirtualBox
Operating system: Windows, Linux
Download source: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Description: Virtualization software.

Name: Qemu
Operating system: Linux
Download source: ** sudo apt-get install qemu
Description: Virtualization software for linux.

Name: Bochs
Operating system: Windows, Linux
Download source:
Linux:** sudo apt-get install bochs
Windows: http://bochs.sourceforge.net/
Description: Operating system debugger.

Notes:
* On Windows, Nasm should be installed using Cygwin, for full compatibility with the tutorial.
** The apt-get command is only available on Debian/Ubuntu based distributions. On other distributions, there may be Yum or other package managers installed.

OSDEV Series - Episode 1.2 - Setting up the environment

Section 1: Introduction
Episode 2: Setting up the environment



This is the second episode in the series, and this time we will set up our environment for operating system development.
Windows starts at 0:00, Linux at 5:00.

In the next episode, we will install the GRUB bootloader on a virtual floppy image, and we will cover some basic theory about operating systems.

Notice

The blog has moved to a new address: http://luxsystem.blogspot.com

This is due to the CTA project being canceled, and a new project called Lux Operating System has started. There are many reasons for this change, but however a lot from the old project will be used in the new one, but some parts will be rewritten, with increased efficiency and speed.