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# Software

### Stardust

[Stardust ](https://github.com/StardustOS)is a minimal kernel that targets virtualised x86-64 computer system architectures and runs on the [Xen](http://www.xenproject.org/developers/teams/hypervisor.html) hypervisor. It also provides a preemptive threads scheduler and supports standard POSIX threads. Please consult this [guide ](/stardust/getting-started.md)on how to get started.

### Duster

[Duster ](https://github.com/StardustOS/duster)is a small debugger for paravirtual Unikernels written in C which run on the Xen hypervisor and has been designed to assist the development and debugging of Stardust.

### Related Packages

Currently, we are in the process of organising software artefacts related to packages that can be compiled and linked with Stardust such as a light-weight Java interpreter used for experimental purposes, alongside external libraries that support standard functions, file systems, and networking. Some packages can be found at [Github](https://github.com/StardustOS) while other packages will become available as soon as possible. Please watch this space for more updates.


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