Revision as of 18:00, 3 February 2022

Setting A Development Environment

Supported Linux Distributions

The full list of the Linux distributions that are suitable for latest Yocto Project development is referenced here.

We recommend using Ubuntu 64-bit on a powerful physical PC (though using a virtual machine is also possible):
For Yocto Krogoth and below, use Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit.
For Yocto Morty use either Ubuntu 14.04 or 16.04 64-bit.
For Yocto Pyro, Rocko, Sumo, Thud and Warrior use Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit.
For Yocto Zeus use Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit.
For Yocto Dunfell, Gatesgarth and Hardknott use either Ubuntu 18.04 or 20.04 64-bit.

Installing Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit in VMWare Player (for Yocto Morty and below)

There are many tutorials on the web. For example:

VMware Player | How to install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Installing Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit in VMWare Player (for Yocto Morty through Warrior)

There are many tutorials on the web. For example:

VMware player recommended settings

Set the number of CPUs to the maximum possible.
Set the memory size to at least 8GB.
Set the disk size to be at least 200GB. 300GB is better.
Use Bridge for networking.
Install the VMWare tools.
If you have an extra hard drive you can use it as a physical partition and set you home directory to it.
Update Ubuntu right after the first login.

Using a docker container

Variscite provides Docker containers that can be used for a development environment instead of a virtual machine or dedicated computer.

To learn more, please see the Docker Build Environment guide.

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 = Using a docker container =
-Variscite provides Docker containers that can be used for a development environment.
+Variscite provides Docker containers that can be used for a development environment instead of a virtual machine or dedicated computer.
 To learn more, please see the [[Docker_Build_Environment | Docker Build Environment]] guide.

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