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1<!DOCTYPE appendix PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
2"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
3
4<appendix id='ref-images'>
5 <title>Reference: Images</title>
6
7 <para>
8 Poky has several standard images covering most people's standard needs. A full
9 list of image targets can be found by looking in the directories
10 <filename class="directory"> meta/recipes-core/images/</filename>,
11 <filename class="directory"> meta/packages/images/</filename>,
12 <filename class="directory"> meta/recipes-sato/images/</filename> and
13 <filename class="directory"> meta/packages/meta/</filename>. The standard
14 images are listed below along with details of what they contain:
15 </para>
16
17 <itemizedlist>
18 <listitem>
19 <para>
20 <emphasis>poky-image-minimal</emphasis> - A small image, just enough
21 to allow a device to boot
22 </para>
23 </listitem>
24 <listitem>
25 <para>
26 <emphasis>poky-image-base</emphasis> - console only image with full
27 support of target device hardware
28 </para>
29 </listitem>
30 <listitem>
31 <para>
32 <emphasis>poky-image-core</emphasis> - X11 image with simple apps like
33 terminal, editor and file manager
34 </para>
35 </listitem>
36 <listitem>
37 <para>
38 <emphasis>poky-image-sato</emphasis> - X11 image with Sato theme and
39 Pimlico applications. Also contains terminal, editor and file manager.
40 </para>
41 </listitem>
42 <listitem>
43 <para>
44 <emphasis>poky-image-sdk</emphasis> - X11 image like poky-image-sato but
45 also include native toolchain and libraries needed to build applications
46 on the device itself. Also includes testing and profiling tools and debug
47 symbols.
48 </para>
49 </listitem>
50 <listitem>
51 <para>
52 <emphasis>meta-toolchain</emphasis> - This generates a tarball containing
53 a standalone toolchain which can be used externally to Poky. It is self
54 contained and unpacks to the <filename class="directory">/opt/poky</filename>
55 directory. It also contains a copy of QEMU and the scripts neccessary to run
56 poky QEMU images.
57 </para>
58 </listitem>
59 <listitem>
60 <para>
61 <emphasis>meta-toolchain-sdk</emphasis> - This includes everything in
62 meta-toolchain but also includes development headers and libraries
63 forming a complete standalone SDK. See the <link linkend='platdev-appdev-external-sdk'>
64 Developing using the Poky SDK</link> and <link linkend='platdev-appdev-external-anjuta'>
65 Developing using the Anjuta Plugin</link> sections for more information.
66 </para>
67 </listitem>
68 </itemizedlist>
69</appendix>
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