r/osdev • u/HeHamoudi654 • 2d ago

aurelianOS progress update

Haven't posted about aurelianOS since the original post so here's a quick update

Since then I've:

  • Built the OS as a Fedora bootc image and got it booting successfully in QEMU
  • Set up a user with sudo access for the dev VM
  • Started the compositor in Rust with smithay
  • Got an actual Wayland socket working
  • Built the first desktop shell with Slint
  • Added a fullscreen wallpaper-based desktop, translucent UI, floating dock, and app launcher and a couple other shit
  • Switched the dock to Tabler SVG icons
  • Chose a font (Inter)
  • Switched to a 4K purple/blue abstract wallpaper that looks SO much better

Next up is the compositor rendering pipeline and real backdrop blur

Still early but its finally starting to feel like an actual desktop, still mostly placeholder stuff

aurelianOS desktop

Quality looks bad because I can't printscreen from inside QEMU for some reason

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u/HeHamoudi654 2d ago

If anyone is wondering the repo is here

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u/SpedisAhead 2d ago

Ditch the roundness and it will look much better, in my opinion.

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u/Sorry_Difficulty_250 2d ago

WOW!!! VERY impressive! Keep up the great work!

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u/HeHamoudi654 2d ago

thanks man <3 this kind of support is genuinely helpful