With the advent of package management and hrev46391, it has become possible to prevent a packaged file from being extracted at boot time.
In Haiku's boot menu, there is a 'Blacklist entries' option available. However, this method will only let you disable system packages, and only until the next time you reboot.
As you may know, package management has made some Haiku directories read-only, so unlike in the past, it is no longer possible to just delete or rename a problematic driver or library.
With the advent of package management, there are now different ways to install an application.
1. A proper .hpkg package Either installed automatically via HaikuDepot or with pkgman in Terminal, e.g. WonderBrush, or downloaded off some site. When using HaikuDepot or pkgman, you're all set. If downloaded somewhere else, just move the .hpkg file into /system/packages/ and (in case of an application) it'll appear in /system/apps/.
2. An "old", self-contained archive Those come traditionally in form of a zipped up folder.
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Meta-data, so called "attributes", are used pervasively around the system.
For contacts and emails…
Further reading: Attributes, People
...for managing your media library...
Further reading: MediaPlayer
...or to provide useful information. like the source of downloaded files.
Further reading: WebPositive
Attributes can be indexed and then deliver nearly instant search results.
Further reading: Index, Queries,Workshop Attributes,Workshop: Email, « Previous page
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Further reading: Replicants
Many open windows tend to clutter the desktop...
Further reading: GUI
...but windows can be stacked by their yellow tabs and are then resized and moved together...
Further reading: Stack & Tile
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Further reading: Applications, Desktop Applets, Preferences
"A simple text editor, calculator, disk space monitor, un-archiver and Haiku's bash shell."
Further reading: StyledEdit, DeskCalc, DiskUsage, Expander, Terminal
Online with WebPositive. Like many modern browsers it uses the multi-platform WebKit.
Welcome to our screenshot tour of the system. Click on the preview images to open the fullsize version (1152 x 720 pixel).
After Haiku is installed on your hard disk, it boots up in only a few seconds. LiveCDs and USB sticks take a bit longer...
Further reading: Get Haiku!, Installation Guide, Boot Loader
When booting from CD you first choose a language and keymap, then decide to either install Haiku to a partition or try it out in live mode.
Qualifying students can apply for a Haiku project (see the list of suggested projects below) between April 22nd and May 3rd, 2013. For details about how to apply, please check out Students: How to Apply for a Haiku Idea.
According to other mentor organizations, the most successful Google Summer of Code projects are the ones proposed by the students themselves. The following list represents our ideas and wishes of our project.
Qualifying students can apply for one of our Google Summer of Code 2013 project ideas between April 22nd and May 3rd, 2013.
Student Application Mini-FAQ When do I apply?
April 22nd to May 3rd How much time is left to apply?
Countdown: Student Application Deadline Where do I apply?
Start from the Google Summer of Code 2013 site What ideas can I apply for?
You can suggest your own idea(s) or check out our List of Google Summer of Code Ideas What info do you need in the application?
PowerPC Compiler Toolset Building the PowerPC compiler toolset is quite easy and involves generating gcc binaries for your platform. For a complete list of flags for the configure script, see Haiku's Configure Options
From the haiku source directory, run the following. (be sure to adjust the options to match your build environment.) ./configure --cross-tools-source ../buildtools --build-cross-tools ppc
If you want to run configure again to tweak some more options, you need to tell it to configure for PowerPC.
