Yocto Project Getting Started Official

You run a command like bitbake core-image-minimal . BitBake then fetches the code, compiles it in a sandbox, and produces a bootable image. Why Use It?

git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/poky cd poky git checkout -b kirkstone origin/kirkstone yocto project getting started

runqemu qemux86-64

You need a supported Linux distribution (Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, or CentOS). For Ubuntu, install the essential packages: You run a command like bitbake core-image-minimal

To get started, you need to understand the reference system. Poky contains the heart of the project: BitBake and OpenEmbedded-Core . compiles it in a sandbox