Gershwin System

Gershwin is an OS X-like environment created using GNUstep, an open-source framework that closely mirrors Apple's Cocoa framework.

Requirements

Gershwin has been tested and confirmed to work on the following platforms:

• Debian 12
• FreeBSD 14

Since Gershwin leverages GNUstep, it should, in theory, be compatible with any platform supported by GNUstep.

Additionally the following packages must be installed to run Gershwin:

• xorg

Components Included

• tools-scripts: Utility scripts for setup and configuration.
• tools-make: Makefiles for building components.
• libobjc2: Objective-C runtime library.
• libs-base: Fundamental libraries for GNUstep.
• libs-gui: GUI libraries for graphical interface development.
• libs-back: Backend libraries for GNUstep.
• gworkspace: GNUstep GWorkspace fork with modifications for OS X style layout.
• apps-systempreferences: System preferences application.
• dubstep-dark-theme: Dark theme for the GNUstep environment.

Installation Paths (SYSTEM domain)

These components are installed to the following directories within the SYSTEM domain:

• Applications: /System/Applications
• Admin Applications: /System/Applications
• Web Applications: /System/WebApps
• Tools: /System/Tools
• Admin Tools: /System/Tools/Admin
• Library: /System/Library
• Headers: /System/Library/Headers
• Libraries: /System/Library/Libraries
• Documentation: /System/Documentation
• Man Pages: /System/Library/Documentation/man
• Info Pages: /System/Library/Documentation/info

Installation for Debian

Follow these steps to set up Gershwin System on Linux:

1. Clone the repository with submodules:

git clone https://github.com/gershwin-os/system.git --recurse-submodules

2. Install dependencies:

cd system && sudo ./tools-scripts/install-dependencies-linux

3. Install using make:

sudo make install

Installation for FreeBSD

Follow these steps to set up Gershwin System on Linux:

1. Clone the repository with submodules:

git clone https://github.com/gershwin-os/system.git --recurse-submodules

2. Install dependencies:

cd system && sudo ./tools-scripts/install-dependencies-freebsd

3. Install using make:

sudo make install

Uninstallation

sudo make uninstall

Cleanup

This command will remove the system.txz tar archive:

sudo make clean

Usage

1. Source GNUstep.sh:

. /System/Makefiles/GNUstep.sh 

2. Launch Workspace:

startx /System/Library/Scripts/Gershwin-X11