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<title>System Requirements</title>

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<para>

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Welcome to the Yocto Project Reference Manual!

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This manual provides reference information for the current release

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of the Yocto Project.

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The manual is best used after you have an understanding

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of the basics of the Yocto Project.

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The manual is neither meant to be read as a starting point to the

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Yocto Project nor read from start to finish.

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Use this manual to find variable definitions, class

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descriptions, and so forth as needed during the course of using

the Yocto Project.

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<para>

For introductory information on the Yocto Project, see the

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<ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink> and the

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"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_OM_URL;#overview-development-environment'>Yocto Project Development Environment</ulink>"

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chapter in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual.

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<para>

If you want to use the Yocto Project to quickly build an image

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without having to understand concepts, work through the

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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BRIEF_URL;'>Yocto Project Quick Build</ulink>

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document.

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You can find "how-to" information in the

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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;'>Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual</ulink>.

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You can find Yocto Project overview and conceptual information in the

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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_OM_URL;'>Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual</ulink>.

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For more information about the Yocto Project Documentation set,

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see the

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"<link linkend='resources-links-and-related-documentation'>Links and Related Documentation</link>"

section.

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<title>Supported Linux Distributions</title>

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<para>

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Currently, the Yocto Project is supported on the following

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distributions:

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<note><title>Notes</title>

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Yocto Project releases are tested against the stable

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Linux distributions in the following list.

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The Yocto Project should work on other distributions but

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validation is not performed against them.

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In particular, the Yocto Project does not support

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and currently has no plans to support

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rolling-releases or development distributions due to

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their constantly changing nature.

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We welcome patches and bug reports, but keep in mind

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that our priority is on the supported platforms listed

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The Yocto Project is not compatible with the

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<ulink url='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux'>Windows Subsystem for Linux</ulink>

(WSL).

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If you encounter problems, please go to

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<ulink url='&YOCTO_BUGZILLA_URL;'>Yocto Project Bugzilla</ulink>

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and submit a bug.

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We are interested in hearing about your experience.

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For information on how to submit a bug, see the

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Yocto Project

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<ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Bugzilla_Configuration_and_Bug_Tracking'>Bugzilla wiki page</ulink>

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and the

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"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#submitting-a-defect-against-the-yocto-project'>Submitting a Defect Against the Yocto Project</ulink>"

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section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.

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releases are one hundred percent compatible with each officially

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supported Linux distribution, instances might exist where you

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encounter a problem while using the Yocto Project on a specific

distribution.

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<title>Required Packages for the Build Host</title>

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The list of packages you need on the host development system can

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be large when covering all build scenarios using the Yocto Project.

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This section provides required packages according to

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Linux distribution and function.

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<title>Ubuntu and Debian</title>

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given a supported Ubuntu or Debian Linux distribution:

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<filename>oss4-dev</filename> package installed, you

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might experience QEMU build failures due to the package

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the Debian system.

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