Yocto Insights

What is Yocto?

The Yocto Project is a Linux Foundation collaborative open source project whose goal is to produce tools and processes that enable the creation of Linux distributions for embedded and IoT systems. It is commonly used to build custom Linux distributions tailored for specific hardware and software requirements, optimizing for size, performance, and security.

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What other technologies are related to Yocto?

Yocto Competitor Technologies

Buildroot

Buildroot is a build system for embedded Linux systems, and provides an alternative to Yocto for building embedded Linux distributions.

mentioned alongside Yocto in 74% (2.6k) of relevant job posts

Petalinux

Petalinux is an embedded Linux build system by Xilinx, similar to Yocto but specifically tailored for Xilinx FPGAs and SoCs.

mentioned alongside Yocto in 38% (350) of relevant job posts

OpenWRT

OpenWRT is a Linux distribution primarily for embedded devices like routers, and is an alternative to using Yocto to build a custom system.

mentioned alongside Yocto in 23% (415) of relevant job posts

GreenHills INEGRITY

Green Hills INTEGRITY is a real-time operating system (RTOS), competing with Linux-based systems that Yocto builds.

mentioned alongside Yocto in 83% (85) of relevant job posts

FreeRTOS

FreeRTOS is a real-time operating system (RTOS), which competes with the Linux-based systems that Yocto builds.

mentioned alongside Yocto in 7% (759) of relevant job posts

SymbianOS

SymbianOS is a mobile operating system, which competes with Linux-based embedded systems that Yocto builds.

mentioned alongside Yocto in 96% (55) of relevant job posts

RDK

RDK (Reference Design Kit) is a pre-integrated software stack for connected devices. It is similar in scope to Yocto, providing a complete platform for building embedded devices.

mentioned alongside Yocto in 33% (146) of relevant job posts

Build root

Buildroot is a build system for embedded Linux systems, and provides an alternative to Yocto for building embedded Linux distributions.

mentioned alongside Yocto in 72% (65) of relevant job posts