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'''Linux 0.01''' was released on September 17, 1991. This is the first "true" release of Linux. Unlike 0.00, this thing is actually functional, and boots into a shell!
At this point, a few common UNIX tools such as <code>vim</code> and <code>tar</code> have been ported, along with a couple standard commands. There is also a version which includes a functioning port of <code>bash</code>.
==Running it==
Linux 0.01 doesn't seem to like it if the disk is set to primary (hda), and will error out with an "HD controller not ready" kernel panic error. I'm not sure if this is an emulation bug, the way this disk was set up, or a weird quirk with the OS, but using <code>-hdb</code> fixes it.
Technically, this image isn't a "pure" Linux 0.01 compilation, since its been
This release also uses the Finnish keyboard layout, which can't be changed yet. To use slashes, hold shift and press 7, to use dashes, press the / key, and to use commas, press the . key. Quotes are done with shift and 6.
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