Yocto Development Environment

Setting A Development Environment

Supported Linux Distributions

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

We recommended using Ubuntu 64-bit on a physical PC or inside a Virtual Machine.
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, use Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit.

Installing Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit in VMWare Player

There are many examples on the WEB. We recommend:

• Setting up Ubuntu in VMWare
• VMware Player | How to install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Installing Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit in VMWare Player (for Yocto Morty and above)

There are many examples on the WEB. We recommend:

• Setting up Ubuntu in VMWare
• VMware Player | How to install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Installation recommendations

• Set the number of CPUs to maximum possible
• Set the memory size to at least 4GB.
• 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 use it as a physical partition and set you home directory to it.
• Update Ubuntu right after first login.