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-- [[Main/GrantBow]] - 24 Jul 2007

## <a name="The_Hurd"> The Hurd </a>

This part of the wiki is dedicated to the the Hurd servers, the most important components comprising the GNU operating system. Built on top of the Mach microkernel the servers are designed to replace the functionality provided by regular monolithic UNIX kernels.

If you cannot find what you look for the topic might have been moved to the new Distrib, Mach or GNU TWiki webs. This has been done to help clarify the different aspects of the GNU/Hurd efforts for new users.

For an introduction to this site, see <http://hurd.gnufans.org>.

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          <dt>[[GNUHurdStatus]]</dt>
          <dd> Things [[ToDo]] before the next release </dd>
          <dt>[[KnownHurdLimits]]</dt>
          <dd> Limitations of the GNU operating system. Includes updates on the status of [[RandomDevice]] (for ssh), [[DhcpClient]], [[PppDaemon]], [[HurdConsole]], [[ExtTwoSize]], other filesystems, etc. </dd>
          <dt>[[SeenHurd]]</dt>
          <dd> GNU/Hurd sightings. </dd>
          <dt>[[TranslatorPages]]</dt>
          <dd> What translators exist, info about them </dd>
          <dt>[[FrequentlyAskedQuestions]]</dt>
          <dd> For anything else you cannot find here. </dd>
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        <h3><a name="Introduction"> Introduction </a></h3>
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          <dt>[[TheGnuHurd]]</dt>
          <dd> About the GNU/Hurd System <a href="http://wiki.debian.org/TheHurd" target="_top">Debian Wiki about The Hurd</a>. </dd>
          <dt>[[HurdNames]]</dt>
          <dd> What does the HURD acronym stand for? </dd>
          <dt><a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2002/debian-hurd-200210/msg00035.html" target="_top">Welcome Note</a></dt>
          <dd> Formerly sent monthly to <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/" target="_top">debian-hurd@lists.debian.org</a> and <a href="http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-hurd" target="_top">help-hurd@gnu.org</a></dd>
          <dt><a href="http://wiki.debian.org/TheHurd" target="_top">Debian Wiki: Hurd</a></dt>
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          </dd>
          <dt>[[FunnyHurd]]</dt>
          <dd> Logos, rumors and other funny unrelated stuff mentioning "Hurd" </dd>
          <dt>[[Shopping]]</dt>
          <dd> Items that can be bought. </dd>
          <dt>[[Translation]]</dt>
          <dd> Hurd translation and Hurd wiki page in different languages. </dd>
          <dt><a href="http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/l4-hurd/2005-10/msg00718.html" target="_top">History 1997-2003</a></dt>
          <dd> Personal view of Marcus Brinkmann about Hurd development in 1997-2003. </dd>
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        <h3><a name="Running_the_Hurd"> Running the Hurd </a></h3>
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          <dt>[[LiveCD]]</dt>
          <dd> Enjoy a bootable Hurd from within CD (opt. HD or USB installation). </dd>
          <dt>[[Distrib/QEMU]]</dt>
          <dd> play downloaded [[LiveCd]] Isos without burn them (emulation). </dd>
          <dt>[[FlashHurd]]</dt>
          <dd> Bootable Hurd from within USB flash memory. </dd>
          <dt>[[BuildingHurd]]</dt>
          <dd>
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          <dt>[[PublicHurdBoxen]]</dt>
          <dd> Hurd boxes available to hack on. </dd>
          <dt>[[SubhurdHowto]]</dt>
          <dd>
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        <h3><a name="Running_Applications_on_the_Hurd"> Running Applications on the Hurd </a></h3>
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          <dt>[[HurdConsole]]</dt>
          <dd> How to set up the console. </dd>
          <dt>[[Xfree86]]</dt>
          <dd> Setting up X. </dd>
          <dt>[[DebianX]]</dt>
          <dd> Setting up X in Debian. </dd>
          <dt>[[DebianXorg]]</dt>
          <dd> Settin up Xorg in Debian. </dd>
          <dt>[[GNUstep]]</dt>
          <dd> Setting up GNUstep on Hurd. </dd>
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            <li><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/docs.html" target="_top">Official documentation,  papers and presentations</a>: Available form the Hurd Web site. </li>
            <li><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd-paper.html" target="_top">Towards a New  Strategy of OS Design</a>: an architectural overview by Thomas Bushnell, BSG. Marcus Brinkmann <a href="http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/l4-hurd/2005-10/msg00651.html" target="_top">revisited some parts of the paper</a> and Jonathan S. Shapiro <a href="http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/l4-hurd/2005-10/msg00654.html" target="_top">has further comments</a></li>
            <li><a href="http://kilobug.free.fr/hurd/pres-en/slides/slides.html" target="_top">Presentation by  Ga�l Le Mignot</a>: </li>
            <li><a href="http://www.pjbruin.dds.nl/hurd/" target="_top">Power PC port, using OSF Mach</a>: </li>
            <li>[[DistributedServers]]: Architecture made possible by the Hurd. </li>
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          <h3><a name="Developer_Notes"> Developer Notes </a></h3>
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          <ul>
            <li>[[CrossCompiling]]. </li>
            <li>[[HurdSpecificGlibcApi]]: Functions in GLIBC for the Hurd. </li>
            <li>[[Debugging]]. </li>
            <li>[[XattrHurd]]: Setting translators under GNU/Linux </li>
            <li>[[ABITransitionStatus]]: Old info (early 2002) on the <abbrev title="Application Binary Interface">ABI</abbrev> transition </li>
            <li>[[KernelCousinDebianHurd]]: A defunct newsletter about Hurd development. </li>
            <li>[[Mach/OskitMachStatusList]]: Status and TODO information </li>
            <li><a href="http://www.htu.tugraz.at/~past/hurd/global/" target="_top">Hurd Sourcecode Reference</a>: Searchable and browsable index of the code. </li>
            <li>[[Mach/PortToL4]]: Out-dated Wiki. </li>
            <li>[[HurdOnL4]]: Work in process for <strong>new</strong> wiki. </li>
            <li>[[QemuImageForL4]]: </li>
            <li>[[SubhurdHowto]]: Using and a neighbour for testing and debugging. </li>
            <li>[[SerialConsole]]: Setting up a serial console. </li>
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            <dt>[[InstallNotes]]</dt>
            <dd> How to install the GNU system. <br /> For Further information, See the [[Distrib/WebHome]] web. </dd>
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            <dt> Community &amp;amp; People</dt>
            <dd> Please see the [[Main/WebHome]] web for registered users information and Hurd community resources. </dd>
          </dl>
          <p> See [[HurdDonations]] if you've got more money than hack time. </p>
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            <dt> Microkernel Systems</dt>
            <dd> Please see the [[Mach/WebHome]] web </dd>
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            <dt> Developer Related</dt>
            <dd> Please see above and the [[Distrib/WebHome]] web </dd>
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  <dd> Maintenance topic for the Hurd Wiki as a whole. </dd>
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  <dt>[[TWiki/HurdWikiCopyrightDiscuss]]</dt>
  <dd> Copyright, licensing and legal discussion. </dd>
  <dt>[[TWiki/HurdWikiMove]]</dt>
  <dd> We're looking for a more permanent host. </dd>
  <dt>[[Main/HurdGnuFansOrgDiscuss]]</dt>
  <dd> Topic about the <a href="http://hurd.gnunfans.org" target="_top">http://hurd.gnunfans.org</a> front HTML page. </dd>
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