System Requirements

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Development Environment

Supported Platforms

Platform	Status	Notes
Linux (x86_64)	Full support	Recommended
macOS (Intel/ARM)	Full support	Requires Command Line Tools
Windows (WSL2)	Supported	Use Ubuntu WSL

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Software Dependencies

Tool	Version	Purpose
Rust	nightly	Compiler
QEMU	7.0+	Emulation
OVMF	Latest	UEFI firmware for QEMU
Make	4.0+	Build orchestration
Git	2.0+	Version control

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Rust Components

Required components (installed via rustup):

rustup toolchain install nightly
rustup target add x86_64-unknown-uefi --toolchain nightly
rustup component add rust-src --toolchain nightly
rustup component add llvm-tools-preview --toolchain nightly
rustup component add rustfmt --toolchain nightly
rustup component add clippy --toolchain nightly

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Hardware Requirements

For Development (QEMU)

CPU: Any x86_64 processor

RAM: 4GB minimum (8GB recommended)

Disk: 2GB free space

For Native Boot

Component	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	x86_64 with RDRAND	Intel Xeon / AMD EPYC
RAM	512MB	4GB+
Storage	100MB	SSD recommended
Firmware	UEFI 2.0	UEFI 2.5+ with Secure Boot

Security Features (Optional but Recommended)

TPM 2.0

Intel TXT / AMD SEV

SMEP/SMAP support

Control Flow Enforcement (CET)

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Platform-Specific Setup

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)

sudo apt update
sudo apt install qemu-system-x86 ovmf build-essential

Linux (Fedora/RHEL)

sudo dnf install qemu-system-x86 edk2-ovmf make gcc

Linux (Arch)

sudo pacman -S qemu-full edk2-ovmf base-devel

macOS

brew install qemu
xcode-select --install

The Makefile automatically configures macOS-specific paths for:

• SDKROOT

• AR (archiver)

• CC (clang compiler)

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Windows (WSL2)

1. Install WSL2 with Ubuntu

2. Follow Linux instructions inside WSL

3. Use WSLg for graphical output