poky/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-images.xml

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<appendix id='ref-images'>
    <title>Reference: Images</title>

    <para>
        Poky has several standard images covering most people's standard needs. A full 
        list of image targets can be found by looking in the directories 
        <filename class="directory">  meta/recipes-core/images/</filename>, 
        <filename class="directory">  meta/packages/images/</filename>, 
        <filename class="directory">  meta/recipes-sato/images/</filename> and 
        <filename class="directory">  meta/packages/meta/</filename>. The standard 
        images are listed below along with details of what they contain:
    </para>

    <itemizedlist>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                    <emphasis>poky-image-minimal</emphasis> - A small image, just enough 
                    to allow a device to boot
                </para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                    <emphasis>poky-image-base</emphasis> - console only image with full
                    support of target device hardware
                </para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                    <emphasis>poky-image-core</emphasis> - X11 image with simple apps like
                    terminal, editor and file manager
                </para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                    <emphasis>poky-image-sato</emphasis> - X11 image with Sato theme and
                    Pimlico applications. Also contains terminal, editor and file manager.
                </para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                    <emphasis>poky-image-sdk</emphasis> - X11 image like poky-image-sato but
                    also include native toolchain and libraries needed to build applications 
                    on the device itself. Also includes testing and profiling tools and debug
                    symbols.
                </para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                    <emphasis>meta-toolchain</emphasis> - This generates a tarball containing
                    a standalone toolchain which can be used externally to Poky. It is self
                    contained and unpacks to the <filename class="directory">/opt/poky</filename>
                    directory. It also contains a copy of QEMU and the scripts neccessary to run 
                    poky QEMU images.
                </para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                    <emphasis>meta-toolchain-sdk</emphasis> - This includes everything in 
                    meta-toolchain but also includes development headers and libraries
                    forming a complete standalone SDK. See the <link linkend='platdev-appdev-external-sdk'> 
                    Developing using the Poky SDK</link> and <link linkend='platdev-appdev-external-anjuta'>
                    Developing using the Anjuta Plugin</link> sections for more information.
                </para>
            </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
</appendix>
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