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 https://minux.vtchost.com/apt/netinstall.sh
now run it with
netinstall.sh
Minux will ask you if you want to install, repair or reinstall,
type "install" to install a clean version of minux.
if minux is already installed and you want to overwrite it, type "reinstall" i stead
Configuration process:
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
type "stable" and hit enter
the installation source can be changed at any time after installation.
user accounts:
it will now ask you if you want to use no login, local or network login,
for this guide, we will go with local login accounts.
type "local" then confirm with enter.
we will now need to make a root(admin) account because there is none. so chose your password and confirm it.
minux will now finish the install and confirm upon success. hit enter to reboot.
UI selection
after reboot, login with the root account
minux will now ask you if you want to start the computer in menu, workspace or prompt mode.
for this guide we will go with the workspace
type "workspace"
you can always start the menu manually by running "minux" ("/bin/minux.sh").
Done! now you can add software!
some more information:
- 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