---
title: "Creating an OS using Rust: [Part-2] Creating a minimal Rust Kernel"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/creating-an-os-using-rust-part-2-creating-a-minimal-rust-kernel-3lwkv3fkx
source_url: https://blog.devgenius.io/creating-an-os-using-rust-part-2-creating-a-minimal-rust-kernel-086acb8aade6?source=rss------rust-5
type: article
source: "Medium"
published: 2023-11-27T11:43:45.889Z
updated: 2026-06-25T02:16:30.792Z
tags: ["bootloader", "rust"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 2
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# Creating an OS using Rust: [Part-2] Creating a minimal Rust Kernel

**[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 1 min read · 2 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

This article discusses the process of creating a minimal Rust kernel that can run on bare metal. It covers topics such as the differences between BIOS and UEFI, CPU operating modes, and building the kernel for a custom target system.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@reynhard** · 0 upvotes

> Big fan of this series I have been looking all over for guidance on writing bare metal OS in rust and while i have found a few none explain each part very well. Looking forward to reading the next part of this series .

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