Manuals/installation

manual for minux installation

first, some general info:

Minux installation and user operation is done completely ingame, all files are essentially text files and safe to open on your actual computer's webbrowser for inspection.

Minux's files won't run on your actual computer, only in a computercraft computer or emulators.

Requirements:

An ingame computer. that's it. basic works, advanced is better for more functions.

Installation:

download the installer by running the command

wget run https://minux.vtchost.com/apt/netinstall.sh

Minux will ask you if you want to install, repair or reinstall,

select "install" to install a clean version of minux.

if minux is already installed and you want to overwrite it, chose "reinstall" in stead.

apt source:

here you can select what repository you want to download from, either the stable server, beta or a custom one.

for this guide, we will go with the stable server

select "stable" and hit enter

the installation source can be changed at any time after installation.

minux will now download it's base files and confirm upon success. hit enter to reboot.

Done! now you can add software!

some more information:

- system manuals and guides

- basic commands

- getting started

- bootdisk: to quickly install minux or recover a broken computer, use the "makeboot" command to create a bootdisk on a floppy disk, see "/etc/makeboot.man" for more details

- you can change system settings with "config"

- you can network your user accounts, see rednet user login (AUTH) system!

- on advanced computers you can open new tabs,

- on workspace UI, you can open multiple shells