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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">
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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 <filename class="directory">
10 meta/packages/images/</filename> directory. The standard images are listed below
11 along with details of what they contain:
12 </para>
13
14 <itemizedlist>
15 <listitem>
16 <para>
17 <emphasis>poky-image-minimal</emphasis> - A small image, just enough
18 to allow a device to boot
19 </para>
20 </listitem>
21 <listitem>
22 <para>
23 <emphasis>poky-image-base</emphasis> - console only image with full
24 support of target device hardware
25 </para>
26 </listitem>
27 <listitem>
28 <para>
29 <emphasis>poky-image-core</emphasis> - X11 image with simple apps like
30 terminal, editor and file manager
31 </para>
32 </listitem>
33 <listitem>
34 <para>
35 <emphasis>poky-image-sato</emphasis> - X11 image with Sato theme and
36 Pimlico applications. Also contains terminal, editor and file manager.
37 </para>
38 </listitem>
39 <listitem>
40 <para>
41 <emphasis>poky-image-sdk</emphasis> - X11 image like poky-image-sato but
42 also include native toolchain and libraries needed to build applications
43 on the device itself. Also includes testing and profiling tools and debug
44 symbols.
45 </para>
46 </listitem>
47 <listitem>
48 <para>
49 <emphasis>meta-toolchain</emphasis> - This generates a tarball containing
50 a standalone toolchain which can be used externally to Poky. It is self
51 contained and unpacks to the <filename class="directory">/usr/local/poky</filename>
52 directory. It also contains a copy of QEMU and the scripts neccessary to run
53 poky QEMU images.
54 </para>
55 </listitem>
56 <listitem>
57 <para>
58 <emphasis>meta-toolchain-sdk</emphasis> - This includes everything in
59 meta-toolchain but also includes development headers and libraries
60 forming a complete standalone SDK. See the <link linkend='platdev-appdev-external-sdk'>
61 Developing using the Poky SDK</link> and <link linkend='platdev-appdev-external-anjuta'>
62 Developing using the Anjuta Plugin</link> sections for more information.
63 </para>
64 </listitem>
65 </itemizedlist>
66</appendix>
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