Download
Nexus can be downloaded in one of four forms
Distribution
Source tarball
Git checkout
Distribution
Download a binary Nexus distribution to play around with the Operating System. Read the user guide for tips on getting started. Note that the guide corresponds to version 2009-12-11; newer versions work slightly different.
| Release Date | Summary | Size | Link | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-08 | Release 2011-1 | 638 MB | nexus-2011-1.vmdk | nexus-2011-1.vmx | sha1 |
| 78 MB | nexus-2011-1.iso | sha1 | |||
| 2010-10-06 | Prelease | 595 MB | nexus-20101006.vmdk | nexus-20101006.vmx | sha1 |
| 2009-12-18 | Minor build fixes | 42 MB | nexus-20091218.iso | md5 | |
| 2009-12-11 | First public release | 39 MB | nexus-20091211.iso | md5 |
Virtual machine support
2010-10-06
To test the demo, download the free VMWare player. Images have been tested with versions 3.0 up to 3.2. Place both .vmdk and .vmx file in the same directory. Start VMware and select 'open a virtual machine' from the file menu. The image will achquire a DCHP license and start a webserver that points to the embedded copy of the project sourcecode.
Nexus has been tested in both VMWare and Qemu. You can generate a distribution for either from source by selecting the appropriate option using make menuconfig.
Older versions
To run Nexus 2009-12-XX in VMWare use the nexus-e1000.vmx configuration file. You have to update the location of the iso image using a text editor. Use VMWare Player 2.x with these versions if a newer player gives a black screen.
Source package
| Release Date | Summary | Size | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-18 | Minor build fixes | 33 MB | nexus-20091218.tgz | md5 |
| 2009-12-11 | First public release | 33 MB | nexus-20091211.tgz | md5 |
Git Sourcecode Repository
The full project sources can also be downloaded using Git from
git clone git://git.systems.cs.cornell.edu/nexus
The commit log is updated daily.