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| 101 | <title>Supported Linux Distributions</title> | 101 | <title>Supported Linux Distributions</title> |
| 102 | 102 | ||
| 103 | <para> | 103 | <para> |
| 104 | Currently, the Yocto Project is supported on the following distributions: | 104 | Currently, the Yocto Project is supported on the following |
| 105 | distributions. | ||
| 106 | For additional information on distributions that support the | ||
| 107 | Yocto Project, see the | ||
| 108 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Distribution_Support'>Distribution Support</ulink> wiki page. | ||
| 105 | <itemizedlist> | 109 | <itemizedlist> |
| 106 | <listitem><para>Ubuntu 10.04</para></listitem> | 110 | <listitem><para>Ubuntu 10.04</para></listitem> |
| 107 | <listitem><para>Ubuntu 11.10</para></listitem> | 111 | <listitem><para>Ubuntu 11.10</para></listitem> |
| @@ -120,9 +124,15 @@ | |||
| 120 | </para> | 124 | </para> |
| 121 | 125 | ||
| 122 | <note> | 126 | <note> |
| 123 | For additional information on distributions that support the | 127 | While the Yocto Project Team attempts to ensure all Yocto Project |
| 124 | Yocto Project, see the | 128 | releases are one hundred percent compatible with each officially |
| 125 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Distribution_Support'>Distribution Support</ulink> wiki page. | 129 | supported Linux distribution, instances might exist where you |
| 130 | encounter a problem while using the Yocto Project on a specific | ||
| 131 | distribution. | ||
| 132 | For example, the CentOS 6.4 distribution does not include the | ||
| 133 | Gtk+ 2.20.0 and PyGtk 2.21.0 (or higher) packages, which are | ||
| 134 | required to run | ||
| 135 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/projects/hob'>Hob</ulink>. | ||
| 126 | </note> | 136 | </note> |
| 127 | </section> | 137 | </section> |
| 128 | 138 | ||
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| 245 | <para> | 255 | <para> |
| 246 | The following list shows the required packages by function | 256 | The following list shows the required packages by function |
| 247 | given a supported CentOS Linux distribution: | 257 | given a supported CentOS Linux distribution: |
| 258 | <note>Depending on the CentOS version you are using, other requirements | ||
| 259 | and dependencies might exist. | ||
| 260 | For details, you should look at the CentOS sections on the | ||
| 261 | <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Poky/GettingStarted/Dependencies'>Poky/GettingStarted/Dependencies</ulink> | ||
| 262 | wiki page. | ||
| 263 | </note> | ||
| 248 | <itemizedlist> | 264 | <itemizedlist> |
| 249 | <listitem><para><emphasis>Essentials:</emphasis> | 265 | <listitem><para><emphasis>Essentials:</emphasis> |
| 250 | Packages needed to build an image for a headless | 266 | Packages needed to build an image for a headless |
| @@ -271,11 +287,6 @@ | |||
| 271 | $ sudo yum -y install autoconf automake libtool glib2-devel | 287 | $ sudo yum -y install autoconf automake libtool glib2-devel |
| 272 | </literallayout></para></listitem> | 288 | </literallayout></para></listitem> |
| 273 | </itemizedlist> | 289 | </itemizedlist> |
| 274 | <note>Depending on the CentOS version you are using, other requirements | ||
| 275 | and dependencies might exist. | ||
| 276 | For details, you should look at the CentOS sections on the | ||
| 277 | <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Poky/GettingStarted/Dependencies'>Poky/GettingStarted/Dependencies</ulink> | ||
| 278 | wiki page.</note> | ||
| 279 | </para> | 290 | </para> |
| 280 | </section> | 291 | </section> |
| 281 | </section> | 292 | </section> |
