Darin755/browser-linux

browser linux: run Linux in your browser

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About

• Browser linux is a project to get a linux command line in the browser

• It originally ran slitaz but it was moved to a custom buildroot config

  • See https://github.com/Darin755/browser-buildroot

• It uses the following libraries

  • v86 link, LICENSE

  • localforge link, LICENSE

  • xtermjs link, LICENSE

How to save

• it can take anywhere from 30-60 sec to boot depending on hardware

• open the toolbox (the icon at the bottom) and press save now and/or enable autosave

• See saving.md

How to embed

• It is actually pretty simple to do.
• See Embed.md

Documentation

• How to save: saving.md
• How to use the toolbox: toolbox.md
• url parameters: parameters.md
• internet: internet.md
• updates: updates.md
• How to embed: embed.md

Limitations

• It is a bit slow
  • It is fine for running simple programs but as soon as you try to run anything that requires cpu it will slow down immensely because the cpu is emulated by v86
• No Package Manager
  • Their is no package manager because a package manager would require a stable internet connection. see internet.md
• No Man pages
  • Man pages are to large and are not included.

Contributing

• Feel free to open a issue, pull request or discussion

License

• Browser linux itself is under GPLv2 License
• see LICENSE