You would need QEMU or Bochs to run MooseOS. Other virtual machines have not been tested and supported, but they should work. However, QEMU and Bochs are already very powerful VMs.

In your choice of terminal, please run

git clone https://github.com/frogtheastronaut/moose-os.git
cd moose-os

Running the operating system on virtual machines is super simple. Just run

make run

and it should create a .img file for the disk, and run QEMU. If you're using Bochs, run

make run-bochs

NOTE: The Makefile only supports QEMU and Bochs

Enjoy!

To run this on a physical PC, get the .ISO image from the bin/ folder, and use a tool like Rufus or BalenaEtcher to copy it onto a USB. Then, set up your target PC to boot on USBs, and simply plug the USB in and load MooseOS.

Tip: Make sure your BIOS/UEFI is set to legacy mode if the ISO doesn’t boot in UEFI.