MINIX 3.4 Installation and Configuration on Oracle VirtualBox

MINIX 3.4 Installation on Oracle VirtualBox

This video tutorial shows MINIX 3.4 Installation and Configuration on Oracle VirtualBox step by step. This tutorial is also helpful to install MINIX 3 on physical computer or laptop hardware. We also perform MINIX3 post installation setup tasks: Check network connection, set password for root, set time zone, install basic applications and common packages.

MINIX 3.4 Installation Steps:

1. Create Virtual Machine on Oracle VirtualBox
2. Start MINIX 3.4 Installation
3. MINIX 3 Post Installation Setup
4. Install and Configure OpenSSH Server Service
5. Install Common Packages via pkgin_sets

Installing MINIX 3.4 on Oracle VirtualBox

What is MINIX 3?

MINIX 3 is a free, open-source, operating system designed to be highly reliable, flexible, and secure. It is based on a tiny microkernel running in kernel mode with the rest of the operating system running as a number of isolated, protected, processes in user mode. It runs on x86 and ARM CPUs, is compatible with NetBSD, and runs thousands of NetBSD packages.

MINIX 3 is extremely small, with the part that runs in kernel mode in about 5,000 lines of source code, while the parts that run in user mode are divided into small, insulated modules which enhance system reliability. Originally designed as an educational tool, the latest versions of MINIX are also targetted at embedded systems and low-power laptops. By the project's own admission, MINIX is work in progress and is nowhere near as mature as BSD or Linux. It is released under a BSD-type licence.
MINIX 3 Website: http://www.minix3.org/

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