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- | Reptilian is a custom OS distribution built by the pairing of the Android and Ubuntu user space environments on top of the Linux kernel. | + | ===== Welcome to the Reptilian OS Project! ===== |
+ | This website has information about the Reptilian operating system distribution. Sorry, no //New World Order// here, just us ordinary ape-types. :) | ||
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+ | ===== Quick Links ===== | ||
+ | * [[Downloads]] | ||
+ | * [[Architecture]] | ||
+ | * [[Using Reptilian]] | ||
+ | * [[Instructor Resources]] | ||
+ | * [[Contact]] | ||
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+ | ===== About Reptilian ===== | ||
+ | Reptilian is a custom OS distribution built by the pairing of the Android and Ubuntu user space environments on top of the Linux kernel. | ||
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+ | ===== Why does Reptilian exist? ===== | ||
+ | There are a lot of great educationally-oriented OS distributions out there! Sometimes it is difficult for students to connect coursework to the personal lives and disciplinary goals, and Reptilian aims to fill that gap. Specifically, | ||
+ | * provide an authentic experience by anchoring coursework and assignments in a kernel (Linux) used widely in industry | ||
+ | * Connect systems level coursework to daily life experiences through the incorporation of mobile OS (Android) experience | ||
+ | * Provide a single, simple, predictable, | ||
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+ | ===== Why not a " | ||
+ | Linux is a fantastic target for students. However, typical Linux distributions are built for production environments, | ||
+ | * Traditional desktop Linux distributions are large, complex, and difficult for unfamiliar students to navigate | ||
+ | * Android is lightweight, | ||
+ | * Kernel configuration is complicated, | ||
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+ | By combining the light-weight Android base with Ubuntu' | ||
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+ | ===== Features of Reptilian ===== | ||
+ | * Distributed as an import-and-use open virtual appliance file (OVA) | ||
+ | * Complete, configured suite of tools to compile & install Linux kernel | ||
+ | * Kernel configuration tailored for faster compilation within VM | ||
+ | * Network-ready out-of-the-box (SSH / remote debugging) |