Changes between Version 20 and Version 21 of GoogleCodeInTaskInstallHaiku

Timestamp:

Sep 22, 2018, 10:29:50 PM (6 years ago)

Author:

scottmc

Comment:

Update to refer to Haiku R1B1 release and make step 9 required this year

GoogleCodeInTaskInstallHaiku

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 First off, go to [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system this wiki page] and learn what an operating system actually is. Read the articles on the "Be Family" of operating systems, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeOS BeOS], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnussoft_ZETA ZETA] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_(operating_system) Haiku] to learn more about the system. See also [https://www.haiku-os.org/about Haiku's About page].
 
-= **Be sure to use the [https://download.haiku-os.org/nightly-images/x86_gcc2_hybrid/ Haiku nightly images] rather than the alpha 4 stable release. Alpha 4 is quite old and you will need a nightly to complete other tasks anyway.** =
+= **Be sure to use the newly released Haiku R1B1 release for this task ** = (link to be added after it is released)
 
 Now, pick one out of these three ways to run Haiku:
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    2. Pick an "Anyboot" from the list of [http://download.haiku-os.org/nightly-images/x86_gcc2_hybrid/ Nightly Images] and create a Haiku USB stick or Haiku CD and boot from it. Select to "Install" and follow the [https://www.haiku-os.org/get-haiku/installation-guide Installation Guide].
 
-== Show you're sucessfully running Haiku ==
+== Show you're successfully running Haiku ==
 
 Once you have Haiku running using one of the above methods, play around in Haiku and get familiar with it.  We want you to spend a little time in Haiku and explore it a bit, and then complete the following steps:
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 8. Open AboutHaiku from the leaf menu and position it so that we can view the info on the left hand side, including the Version info, Kernel build date, and the Time Running.
 
-9. Optional, from the leaf menu, locate HaikuDepot, the find the "Weather" application and install it.  Configure it and then install it as a replicant on your desktop.  Set the options for it as you like.  Weather is an application the was written by Google Code-In students from past years.  You can help create new Haiku features too!
+9. From the leaf menu, locate HaikuDepot, the find the "Weather" application and install it.  Configure it and then install it as a replicant on your desktop.  Set the options for it as you like.  Weather is an application the was written by Google Code-In students from past years.  You can help create new Haiku features too!
 
-Arrange items 1-8 so that all are visible and take a screenshot from within Haiku and submit that as your work for this task. Your name in StyledEdit must be visible, so we can make sure the screenshot is yours.
+Arrange items 1-9 so that all are visible and take a screenshot from within Haiku and submit that as your work for this task. Your name in StyledEdit must be visible, so we can make sure the screenshot is yours.
 
 == If you have trouble getting the network to run in your VM ==