onix is a minimalist educational operating system written in Rust, created to demonstrate low-level system design in a safe and modern language. It covers kernel essentials such as interrupts, memory management, and multitasking, and includes a tiny Unix-like shell for user interaction. onix is tailored for x86_64 systems and runs in QEMU, making it ideal for learning OS internals while benefiting from Rust’s type safety and concurrency guarantees. It’s a great project for students or Rustaceans interested in systems programming.

Features

  • Kernel written entirely in Rust for safety and clarity
  • Basic multitasking with cooperative scheduling
  • Memory paging and heap allocation with Rust's ownership model
  • Simple filesystem interface for loading and reading files
  • Tiny shell with basic command parsing
  • Interrupt handling and hardware timer support
  • ELF binary loading for executing user programs
  • VGA text mode display for console output
  • QEMU-compatible with easy setup for testing and development

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MIT License

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Programming Language

C

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C Operating Systems

Registered

2025-03-31