{"id":145197,"date":"2025-10-15T17:11:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/blog\/novosti-interneta\/vypusk-ravynos-0-6-redakczii-freebsd-naczelennoj-na-sovmestimost-c-macos"},"modified":"2025-10-15T17:11:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:11:57","slug":"vypusk-ravynos-0-6-redakczii-freebsd-naczelennoj-na-sovmestimost-c-macos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/blog\/news\/vypusk-ravynos-0-6-redakczii-freebsd-naczelennoj-na-sovmestimost-c-macos","title":{"rendered":"Release of ravynOS 0.6, a FreeBSD edition aimed at compatibility with macOS","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

The release of the ravynOS 0.6 project has been published, which develops an operating system based on FreeBSD, aimed at achieving compatibility with macOS applications and providing a user interface styled like macOS. The project's developments are distributed under the BSD license. The size of the bootable ISO image is 760 MB (x86_64). <\/p>\n

The project aims to achieve compatibility with macOS applications at the source code and executable file levels. In the first case, this means allowing the code of macOS applications to be recompiled for execution in ravynOS; in the second case, it involves integrating modifications into the kernel and toolkit to run Mach-O executable files compiled for x86-64 and arm64 architectures. <\/p>\n

Supported file systems include ZFS and the HFS+ and APFS filesystems used in macOS. In addition to the standard FreeBSD hierarchies \/usr and \/usr\/local, macOS-specific directories \/Library, \/System, and \/Volumes are created. User home directories are located in the \/Users hierarchy. Each home directory contains a subdirectory ~\/Library for applications using the Apple Cocoa API. <\/p>\n

For compatibility with macOS, a partial implementation of the Cocoa API and Objective-C runtime is provided (located in the \/System\/Library\/Frameworks directory), along with compilers and linkers modified to support them. In addition to the layer for macOS compatibility, ravynOS also offers the ability to run Linux applications based on the Linux environment emulation infrastructure provided in FreeBSD (Linuxulator). <\/p>\n

Applications can be formatted as self-contained app packages (App Bundle) in the AppImage format, placed in the \/Applications or ~\/Applications directories. Programs do not require installation or the use of a package manager \u2014 simply drag and drop and run the AppImage file. Support for traditional FreeBSD packages is also retained. <\/p>\n

The graphical environment is built on a custom windowing system. server<\/a>, using a stripped-down composite server labwc (server-side window decoration support and themes removed), wlroots, and the Wayland protocol. Graphical applications can utilize frameworks such as Qt and Cocoa. The interface employs typical macOS concepts, such as a top panel with a global menu, identical menu structure, keyboard shortcuts, a file manager called Filer similar in style, and support for commands like launchctl and open. <\/p>\n

Among the changes compared to release 0.5: <\/p>\n