The GNU Hurd
 
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Table of Contents

• Introductory material
• Frequently asked questions
• Reference manuals

Introductory material

• Towards a New Strategy of OS Design, an architectural overview by Thomas Bushnell, BSG.
• The Hurd, a presentation by Marcus Brinkmann.
• The Hurd Hacking Guide, an introduction to GNU Hurd and Mach programming by Wolfgang Jährling.

  Available Formats:

  • HTML version for browsing online.
  • PostScript version [187kB, 37 pages] for download.
  • ASCII text version [59kB].
  • Texinfo source [60kB].

Frequently asked questions

Please check out the Frequently Asked Questions about the GNU Hurd (33k characters) and their answers, which cover most issues a new user will be confronted with.

This document is available in several languages:

• english
• français
• deutsch
• Japanese

Reference manuals

The GNU Hurd Reference Manual documents the architecture, the usage and the programming of the GNU Hurd. At the moment, the manual is quite incomplete.

Available Formats:

• HTML version for browsing online.
• PostScript version [1020kB, 91 pages] for download.

If you want to work on the manual, you may also download the Texinfo sources (hurd.texi [193k], gpl.texinfo [18k], and version.texi). Then, you should submit any modifications to bug-hurd@gnu.org in unidiff format (produced by diff -u).