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Embedded Linux Projects Using Yocto Project Cookbook

By : Alex Gonzalez
Book Image

Embedded Linux Projects Using Yocto Project Cookbook

By: Alex Gonzalez

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (13 chapters)
Embedded Linux Projects Using Yocto Project Cookbook
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 3. The Software Layer

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

  • Exploring an image's contents

  • Adding a new software layer

  • Selecting a specific package versions and providers

  • Adding supported packages

  • Adding new packages

  • Adding data, scripts, or configuration files

  • Managing users and groups

  • Using the sysvinit initialization system

  • Using the systemd initialization system

  • Installing package-installation scripts

  • Reducing the Linux kernel image size

  • Reducing the root filesystem image size

  • Releasing software

  • Analyzing your system for compliance

  • Working with open source and proprietary code