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| support status = | other articles = }}SerenityOS is a free and open source desktop operating system that has been in continuous development since 2018. Initially the one-man project of Swedish programmer Andreas Kling, SerenityOS is now developed by a community of hobbyists. The system supports the x86-64 instruction setWEB,weblink SerenityOS update (December 2022), YouTube, (though work is currently at the early stages to support aarch64 and RISCVWEB,weblink SerenityOS update (April 2024), YouTube, ), features a preemptive kernel, and hosts multiple complex applications including its own web browser, Ladybird, and integrated development environment (IDE).WEB, Kling, Andreas, SerenityOS,weblink 2021-08-26, WEB, Salter, Jim, 2021-08-18, Not-a-Linux distro review: SerenityOS is a Unix-y love letter to the '90s,weblink live, 2021-08-18, Ars Technica, en-us, 2021-08-21,weblink

History

(File:Buggie-SerenityOS.png|thumb|left|264x264px|Buggie, the SerenityOS mascot)Andreas Kling previously worked at Nokia and later at Apple on the WebKit team.WEB, Proven, Liam, SerenityOS: A remarkable achievement for a small project,weblink 2023-05-19, The Register, en, He began developing the project in part to aid his recovery from addiction, and as such the name of the project derives from the Serenity Prayer. As of 2021, Kling works full-time on SerenityOS, supported by community donations.WEB, Kling, Andreas, 2021-05-28, I quit my job to focus on SerenityOS full time,weblink en-GB,

Features

SerenityOS aims to be a modern Unix-like operating system, with a look and feel that emulates 1990s operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and Mac OS.WEB, TIVI, Ohjelmoija kehitti c++:lla uuden käyttöjärjestelmän, joka jäljittelee 1990-lukua,weblink 2021-08-18, Tivi, fi, 2020-05-16,weblink live, Development does not adhere to a release cycle; as such, there are no releases.WEB, Releases · SerenityOS/serenity,weblink 2021-10-07, GitHub, en, Additionally, no binary distributions are provided and prospects are expected to build the system from source.{{Citation|title="Where are the ISO images?" in: serenity/FAQ.md|date=2021-10-07|url=https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/blob/350c5a751dfaa36a5f67cb32472da32c2842572a/Documentation/FAQ.md|publisher=SerenityOS|access-date=2021-10-07}} The system is written in what the authors call "Serenity C++",{{Citation|title=Documentation/CodingStyle.md|date=2021-10-07|url=https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/blob/49259777efd6e1db22ee9ff6a89f373fa5f8b5d6/Documentation/CodingStyle.md|publisher=SerenityOS|access-date=2021-10-07}} a variant of C++ that lacks exceptions and features its own standard library.WEB,weblink 2021-11-12, 2024-01-13, blog.jetbrains.com, Talking to SerenityOS Contributors About a Scratch-built C++ Developer’s Playground in Modern C++, en, Kazakova, Anastasia,weblink 2023-12-22, live, The relative popularity of SerenityOS compared to other hobbyist systems is in part due to the modest success of Kling's YouTube channel, where he uploads videos of himself developing parts of the system alongside demos and monthly progress updates.WEB, Gregori, Sven, 2020-02-24, Reaching Serenity: Porting Git To A Homebrew Operating System,weblink live, 2021-08-18, Hackaday, en-US, 2020-02-24,weblink

Web browser

SerenityOS includes the Ladybird browser, which can also run on other operating systems. It includes a functional JavaScript engine.WEB, Proven, Liam, Serenity OS browser, Ladybird, now cross-platform,weblink 2024-04-06, The Register, en, WEB, By, 2023-10-10, Jenny’s Daily Drivers: SerenityOS, And In Particular, Ladybird,weblink 2024-04-06, Hackaday, en-US,

Reception

Jim Salter of Ars Technica regarded the use of the ext2 file system as his least favorite feature of the operating system. Compared to TempleOS (another operating system well known in the hobbyist community), he considered it more accessible. For less technical users that are looking for a mid–to–late 90s reminiscent visual style, the Xfce Chicago95 theme or the Redmond Project has been recommended instead.WEB, Beschizza, Rob, 2021-08-17, A refined 90s-style operating system you can actually use,weblink live, 2021-08-18, Boing Boing, en-US, 2021-08-21,weblink

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External links

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• Project Homepage
• Source Repository

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