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Yocto Project
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Yocto Project
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Open source collaboration project · Creates custom Linux-based systems
Read 8 Oct 2026 · yoctoproject.org
On the record
- Build system
- The project combines OpenEmbedded-Core and BitBake as its build system, along with Poky as a reference configuration.yoctoproject.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Build workflow
- The build system can fetch source from tarballs or Git repositories, apply patches, run quality checks, and produce package feeds and filesystem images.yoctoproject.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Community support
- The project invites participation through public mailing lists, chat, working groups, discussions, documentation, bug fixes, and events.yoctoproject.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Compatible ecosystem
- The Yocto Project Compatible designation applies to qualifying products and software components such as BSPs, OpenEmbedded-compatible layers, and related open source projects.yoctoproject.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Its Layer Model lets developers share, reuse, and customize repositories of build instructions.yoctoproject.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Governance
- The project is a collaborative project under the Linux Foundation umbrella with governance led by maintainers and coordinated by its Governance Board.yoctoproject.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Hardware support
- The project is designed to support custom systems regardless of hardware architecture.yoctoproject.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Host environment
- The project says most developers use a Linux development host.yoctoproject.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The Yocto Project provides templates, tools, and methods for creating custom Linux-based systems for embedded deployments, servers, and virtual environments.yoctoproject.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Reference distribution limit
- Poky is a working build example and starting point for customization, not a product-level distribution, and it does not contain binary files.yoctoproject.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Release support
- The releases page lists Yocto 6.0 Wrynose as LTS until April 2030 and 5.0 Scarthgap as LTS until April 2028.yoctoproject.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance tools
- Integrated tools support security analysis, license compliance, and SPDX software manifests (SBOMs).yoctoproject.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- Public security issues can be reported through Security Bugzilla, while urgent or unpublished issues can be emailed to the monitored security team.docs.yoctoproject.org · read 8 Oct 2026
