2026-10-25
V\OS 0.6.3
Media and applications release. 0.6.0 brought media2 close to full operation; 0.6.3 builds the applications on top of it, adds a package manager and a web …
The V operating system brings the simplicity of a modern BeOS inspired system and the power of Linux to modern hardware.
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The project is small, but the channels are active.
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Install in minutes
Write a release image to a USB stick and boot.
Download an image. Get the latest release image from the download site.
Write it to a USB drive. Double-check the target device, then:
sudo dd if=vitruvian.img of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress oflag=syncBoot from USB. Pick the USB drive from the firmware menu (usually F12, F11, or Escape at startup).
Build from source, or run in a VM. Building your own image is supported on amd64, arm64 and riscv64. A VM is a safe way to try an image first.
System requirements: x86-64, arm64 or riscv64 processor · 512 MB RAM minimum, 4 GB recommended · 4 GB disk space for raw images (live ISO about 1 GB)
It's going to run on almost anything... we're working on it
Release images cover amd64 and arm64, with a riscv64 port in the nightly builds. The boards site lists the supported platforms and how to bring one up.
Built by experienced developers for all kinds of use cases
V is free and open source, under a hybrid GPL/MIT license. Core kits compile and run BeOS/Haiku applications with few or no source changes.
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