/r/haikuOS

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A unofficial subreddit dedicated to the discussion of Haiku, an open source operating system inspired by the Be Operating System, and everything related to it.

What is Haiku?

Haiku is an open source operating system currently in development that specifically targets personal computing.

It is Inspired by the Be Operating System and aims to become a fast, efficient, simple to use, easy to learn and yet very powerful system for computer users of all levels.

The latest stable release is R1/beta5 which came out on September 13, 2024.

How can I get it?

Haiku is easily obtainable in ISO, Anyboot, and VM image formats via the links below.

Please note that while the nightly images will have the latest features and bugfixes, they can sometimes be unstable.

Latest Stable Release

Nightly Images


Useful Links

Official

Software & Related

IRC & Matrix Channels

Mailing Lists

Social Media

Related Subreddits

 


 

Subreddit Rules

  1. Follow Reddit's site-wide rules.
  • No spamming.
  • Self-promotion.

  • Self promotion, such as a developer or content creator interested in promoting their Haiku related creation, is permitted as long as it doesn't become excessive in nature.

    Non-Haiku related promotion is not permitted.

     


     

    This is a community operated subreddit.

    Haiku® and the HAIKU logo® are registered trademarks of Haiku, Inc. and are developed by the Haiku Project.

    /r/haikuOS

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    4

    I am trying to boot but the White screen doesn’t allow to me

    Hello, when I try the boot the white screen appear slowly. I tried the all safe mod options, but it doesn't work. What can I do? This is the white screen.

    https://preview.redd.it/knk2sszp831e1.png?width=1440&format=png&auto=webp&s=01bc251c7b083242787fe127482b808a55a4394e

    My system is:

    2x 256 MB RAM

    İntel Pentium M 1.70 GHz

    İntel 82852/ 55 graphics controller

    Thank you.

    1 Comment
    2024/11/15
    16:01 UTC

    21

    Why isn’t https://www.haiku-os.org/about/faq/ called “HaiQnA”?

    because “HaiQ” kinda sounds like “Haiku”?

    4 Comments
    2024/11/14
    20:40 UTC

    13

    Is there a skin for Haiku that turns it into BeOS?

    1 Comment
    2024/11/14
    20:34 UTC

    12

    Does Haiku have a startup/shutdown sound?

    Just curious.

    3 Comments
    2024/11/12
    20:42 UTC

    89

    Firefox port is a game changer

    Was following this thread https://discuss.haiku-os.org/t/progress-on-porting-firefox/13493 and saw that an experimental port of Firefox is now available for the nightly builds. Did the necessary steps and it runs quite well now. A few glitches here and there but already much better than the alternatives. Kudos to the Haiku devs.

    10 Comments
    2024/11/10
    17:42 UTC

    0

    Haiku & the junk

    Is it true that Haiku is getting bloated more & more with things like X11 and other trash dragged here from the ancient world of unix & linux for just the sake to run some old programs?

    What if I wish to get absolutely 100% fresh Haiku OS absolutely free from trash, only pure Haiku and nothing else?
    then it should be possible to compile the system to filter out all the trash which I'm mentioning here?
    Thanks.

    7 Comments
    2024/11/10
    02:25 UTC

    8

    HaikuOS on Fujitsu Lifebook T935

    I just got a Fujitsu touchscreen laptop and the OS installs brilliantly. Works so well, except the touchscreen part. Anyone knows how to get that working?

    3 Comments
    2024/11/06
    15:51 UTC

    145

    Picked up a Panasonic CF-C1 recently for $20 and decided to finally try haikuOS

    18 Comments
    2024/11/05
    23:20 UTC

    48

    Haiku Insider website

    Haiku Insider blog has been launched since 3 weeks now... and it talks about... Haiku :)

    It deals with Haiku native apps, port apps, system, tips, news or dev topics.

    An RSS feed link is also available in the about section of the site.

    Some articles are short, others don't depending on the topic.

    The updates are done on a regular basis, so stay tuned !

    https://haikuinsider.wordpress.com/

    0 Comments
    2024/11/04
    23:12 UTC

    6

    Install Haiku Os Beta 5 (spanish)

    0 Comments
    2024/11/03
    17:47 UTC

    36

    Haiku OS sites down

    what happened to Haiku OS? why are all its sites down?

    6 Comments
    2024/10/29
    10:50 UTC

    5

    Any ideas? Unable to set desktop background

    Hey there - I've been running Haiku b5 on my Dell Lattitude E5570 with great success for a couple of months. I installed fresh a couple of weeks after release, and have kept it up to date, enjoying KDE ports, configured near everything how I like - dosbox is running great - youtube works; a fantastic step forward for an experimental daily driver.

    I've managed to break the background/wallpaper feature though! At some point in the last few weeks, I've lost the ability to set a background image.

    I can set backgrounds through the Background app, but they never actually appear in the background. The settings 'take', and if I close and reopen the app, the background image I previously selected is set etc. I have of course played with the scaling and x/y positioning - the image never appears in the desktop background. The image is not displayed in the preview box where you can preview the image or the background color being set, either.

    This happens with the built in wallpapers, as well as any random jpeg I download to test. I can, however, change the color of the background with the Background app - its just the wallpaper is never actually 'painted' on the background of the desktop.

    Does anyone have any idea of what I could possibly do to troubleshoot this?

    Edit: Solved with the help of u/cpr420 : haiku_datatranslators was not installed

    5 Comments
    2024/10/29
    08:30 UTC

    13

    What?! Suddenly getting this for haiku-os.org and discuss.haiku-os.org (Brave Browser)

    7 Comments
    2024/10/29
    04:02 UTC

    9

    Install and run Haiku r1beta5 in qemu

    4 Comments
    2024/10/29
    02:13 UTC

    4

    build haku on haikuos error

    I am compiling the latest Haiku on HaikuOS, and when I execute the following command, I get an error saying it cannot find the header file <unicode/uversion.h>. Online it says the header file comes from ICU, which I have actually installed. However, find / | grep uversion.h cannot find the header file. This error occurs when executing the following command:

    jam -q -j2 @nightly-anyboot 

    https://preview.redd.it/ta2g8t52daxd1.png?width=2428&format=png&auto=webp&s=a13f129bbd82f4c3b33835949c5e1703982045b2

    1 Comment
    2024/10/27
    11:44 UTC

    19

    Files from the USB wont show up if theyre named in a different language

    image is a screenshot of a file showing up in linux but not in haiku os

    i apologize for thw poor image quality, but hope youd still understand whats going on. tracker does not show files with names written in a different language if the file came from a usb. i scoured the haiku ticket system, nothing relevant showed up. i installed icu73 in case the issue has some issue wiyh character encoding, but nothing showed up again. i gotta ask for assistance if you guys would know anything about the issue. thanks

    4 Comments
    2024/10/27
    07:24 UTC

    17

    How are git and gcc ported to a niche system like Haiku?

    Generally, when authors write software, they usually consider testing on systems like FreeBSD, Darwin, Linux, and Windows, and use macros like #ifdef WIN, #ifdef UNIX to achieve adaptation. So, how does Haiku manage to run software when the software authors haven't considered such a niche system?
    Also, could you recommend some systems like Haiku to me? It indeed has the capability for production use rather than being just a toy, which is amazing.

    5 Comments
    2024/10/27
    05:50 UTC

    9

    Haiku Ransomware vs HydraRansomCheck

    Source code of HydraRansomCheck: HaikuRansomware/HydraRansomCheck/HydraRansomCheck at main · HydraDragonAntivirus/HaikuRansomware

    Video: https://youtu.be/cvKeyhhMqFw

    For spoiler look description of video. Ear rape warning for: 0:34

    0 Comments
    2024/10/22
    12:22 UTC

    27

    Haiku Ransomware Very Destructive Malware

    HydraDragonAntivirus/HaikuRansomware: World's First Haiku Ransomware/Malware

    If I made a mistake, please tell us. It's probably first Ransomware project for Haiku.

    13 Comments
    2024/10/20
    14:43 UTC

    15

    Building a PC for Haiku

    Hi all! Computer enthusiast here; builder of many computers from a typical gaming rig to the Gigatron. I've worked with Haiku in the past, and remember having one heck of a time trying to find hardware that'd let the installer work all the way through. But I still really like the idea of a dedicated haiku box that's modern enough to be usable for things like web browsing (webpositive and falkon are good enough, I can always listen to YouTube music on my phone), word processing and MAYBE some light coding. I'd love to replace my little daily driver chromeOS box (an old i5 Dell) with a haiku box. So, that being said, does anyone have a PC part picker list, or a list at all, for parts for a modern haiku box that'll meet my application needs? It doesn't need to be screaming fast, but preferably not sluggish and something that'd be comfortable to use!

    5 Comments
    2024/10/19
    20:35 UTC

    107

    Found Haiku in the wild

    Found on Facebook marketplace

    23 Comments
    2024/10/17
    06:29 UTC

    15

    HaikuOS, security and privacy

    Of all WIP Operating Systems out there, HaikuOS is the most advanced and developed. I've tried Redox and React and both said "we just can't boot here".

    But if I'm considering a particular OS as a daily driver, security is a key issue I would most probably consider. Now, I don't know if this will stand but multiuser support is inevitable as I read the docs but does Haiku have some way of locking it down like a login screen and tighter security measures? Will Haiku eventually adopt the custom for having users at lowest priviledges so we can doas? Because I can imagine an OS that's so open that the noobest script kiddie can reign free in such a system. Even sometimes

    33 Comments
    2024/10/15
    23:52 UTC

    6

    Haiku not booting…

    I have an ASUS motherboard and whenever I try to boot haiku it never boots and gets stuck in a boot l loop.

    8 Comments
    2024/10/15
    00:57 UTC

    7

    Network stability

    I'm running Beta5 under virtual box on Linux. I am getting regular issues with the network hanging. Is there a problem with the network stack in Haiku? If not any suggestions on where to begin looking for the issue?

    I regularly have issues with ansiweather, pkgman and graphical browsers.

    3 Comments
    2024/10/14
    03:30 UTC

    6

    cant install to ssd?

    im trying to install haikuOS to my eMMC as it is only showing the usb after i create a partition for it even though theres a partition on my ssd

    2 Comments
    2024/10/12
    09:42 UTC

    6

    Where are shell configs placed in Haiku?

    Hello guys. I just installed zsh and was wondering where the .zshrc file is located and in extension configs for other CLI applications?

    4 Comments
    2024/10/10
    20:38 UTC

    12

    VPN for Haiku

    Is there still no way to use a VPN on Haiku? I have used it several times over time, but the deal breaker for me to use it full time was the lack of VPN. Otherwise, I love it. If there isn't, is there anything in the works?

    6 Comments
    2024/10/09
    20:50 UTC

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