🧬 E. coli Linux

🧬 E. coli Linux

Welcome to E. coli Linux — a minimalist Linux virtual machine running entirely in your browser, powered by v86 (an x86 emulator in WebAssembly).

Nothing is sent to any server. Everything runs inside your browser — client-side only.

🚀 Getting Started

You are now in the ash shell (BusyBox).

Mount the 9p shared folder to access files shared from the web page:

mkdir -p /mnt/9p
mount -t 9p host9p /mnt/9p/
cat /mnt/9p/README.md

Edit files in the shared folder — changes are visible on both sides:

vi /mnt/9p/README.md

或使用 BusyBox vi 编辑：vi /mnt/9p/README.md

⌨️ Keyboard

Ctrl + Alt	Release mouse from canvas
Ctrl + Alt + Del	Reboot VM (or use the Reset button)

⚠️ Notes

• No persistent storage — all changes lost on refresh.
• No networking in this build.
• Use BusyBox vi for editing files.

📋 Tech Specs

Emulator	v86 (x86 → WASM JIT)
Kernel	Linux 6.8.x (i686, embedded initramfs)
Userland	Buildroot + BusyBox
Shell	ash (BusyBox)
Editor	vi (BusyBox)
Shared FS	9p virtio (host ↔ guest)

🔗 Links

• v86 on GitHub
• E. coli Linux source

这份 README 同时也存在于 9p 共享文件系统中，你可以在 VM 内编辑它。