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# A MINIX environment for Windows based on QEMU.

MINIX 3 is a UNIX-like operating system created with the goal of being a highly reliable and self-healing microkernel OS.
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MINIX 3 includes ssh, emacs, vi, perl, python, bash, X11, ftp, pine, clang, and gcc tools.
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Updated binary and source packages are available for MINIX 3.
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MINIX 3 is available under a BSD license and supports many programming languages and development tools.

**Installation Steps:**
* Download and unzip [zip](https://github.com/sirredbeard/WinMinix/archive/master.zip) of this git repo.
* Run GetMINIX.bat to download MINIX iso.
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* Follow the prompts and you can usually accept all defaults unless you have made specific customizations
* Back at shell, type shutdown -h now, and close window (may have to do so manually)
* Run WinMINIX.bat to boot freshly installed MINIX.

You may wish to consult [post installation documentation](https://wiki.minix3.org/doku.php?id=usersguide:postinstallation) for MINIX, including installing binary packages using [pkgin](https://wiki.minix3.org/doku.php?id=usersguide:installingbinarypackages) or from source using NetBSD's [pkgsrc](https://wiki.minix3.org/doku.php?id=usersguide:installingsourcepackages) repo.
* Consult [post installation documentation](https://wiki.minix3.org/doku.php?id=usersguide:postinstallation) for MINIX, including installing binary packages using [pkgin](https://wiki.minix3.org/doku.php?id=usersguide:installingbinarypackages) or from source using NetBSD's [pkgsrc](https://wiki.minix3.org/doku.php?id=usersguide:installingsourcepackages) repo.

**Made from:**
* [MINIX 3.4.0-rc6](http://download.minix3.org/iso/snapshot/), which has parts from FreeBSD and NetBSD.
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* [wget](https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/) is licensed under the GPL3 license.
* [MINIX](https://github.com/minix3/minix/blob/master/LICENSE) is licensed under the BSD license.
* [7-Zip](https://www.7-zip.org/faq.html) is licensed under the LGPL license.
* This project is licensed under the GPL2 license.

Written using Notepad and Visual Studio Code on Windows 10 Pro.

**Other projects:**
* [My Portfolio](https://github.com/sirredbeard/My-Portfolio)
* [Awesome UNIX](https://github.com/sirredbeard/Awesome-UNIX)
* [Awesome WSL](https://github.com/sirredbeard/Awesome-WSL)

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