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VERSION 1.2.0 · CHOCOLATE ORANGE

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Availability and safe test instructions for the x86-64 Limine image.

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Official v1.2.0 downloads are available. The ISO passed a BIOS boot test in QEMU. Download the files from the official GitHub release and verify them with its SHA256SUMS file.

00 — EXPERIMENTAL PRERELEASE

akernel 1.2.1.067 nightly · AASH preview

This prerelease adds experimental colored ASCII output, the freestanding AASH script interpreter, and a non-destructive setup preflight screen. It is not a stable release or an OS installer. AASH runs only its built-in boot script; there is no keyboard, filesystem, or disk-writing support yet.

akernel-v1.2.1.067-x86_64.isoDownload nightly ISO
akernel-v1.2.1.067-x86_64.zipDownload nightly ZIP
SHA256SUMS.txtVerify nightly artifacts

Read the AASH language and setup guide. Treat this image as experimental and boot it only in a disposable VM.

01 — VERSION IMAGE

akernel 1.2.0 "Chocolate Orange" · x86-64 ISO

akernel-v1.2.0-x86_64.isoPublished · BIOS boot-tested in QEMU · Download ISO
akernel-v1.2.0-x86_64.zipPublished · contains the ISO · Download ZIP
SHA256SUMS.txtVerify the ISO and ZIP

Check the official GitHub releases page for a published image ↗

Need to inspect the interface first? Open the browser loader demo. It simulates the startup display; it is not a replacement for booting the ISO.

02 — BUILD FROM SOURCE

Build the current nightly ISO locally

On a Linux environment with GCC, NASM, GNU Make, curl, xorriso, and zip installed, clone the project and package the ISO:

TERMINALLinux or WSL 2
git clone https://github.com/oysterzarskyy/akernel.git
cd akernel
make CC=gcc iso-zip

For MSYS2 UCRT64, install the packaging tools with pacman -S --needed base-devel curl git xorriso zip unzip and put an x86_64-elf GCC cross-toolchain on PATH. The native UCRT64 GCC targets Windows PE, not the ELF kernel. Build with:

MSYS2 UCRT64Cross-compiler
make CC_X86_64=x86_64-elf-gcc LD_X86_64=x86_64-elf-ld iso-zip

The generated nightly files are build/akernel-v1.2.1.067-x86_64.iso, build/akernel-v1.2.1.067-x86_64.zip, and build/akernel-v1.2.1.067-x86_64.zip.sha256. The Makefile verifies the pinned Limine binary archive checksum before packaging it. See the host-specific build guides for prerequisites.

03 — TEST SAFELY

Use a disposable virtual machine

  • This version is a kernel scaffold, not an operating system or installer.
  • Boot the ISO only in a disposable virtual machine with no physical disk passthrough.
  • Do not write the image to a USB drive or install it over an existing system.
  • Verify the published SHA256SUMS.txt before using either release ISO.