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Ångström distribution

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Ångström
OS familyLinux(Unix-like)
Working stateUnmaintained
Source modelOpen source
Latest release2017.12 / December 30, 2017;6 years ago(2017-12-30)[1]
Package manageropkg
PlatformsARM
KerneltypeMonolithic kernel
Default
user interface		Console,X Window System,GPE,OPIE
LicenseFree softwarelicenses
(mainlyGPL)
Official websiteweb.archive.org/web/20200815133137/http://angstrom-distribution.org/

TheÅngström distributionis a defunctLinux distributionfor a variety ofembeddeddevices. The distribution is the result of work by developers from theOpenZaurus,OpenEmbedded,andOpenSIMpadprojects. Thegraphical user interfaces (GUIs)available are OPIE andGPEamong other options.

The Ångström distribution is in "competition" withPoky Linux[2]which is now part of theYocto Project.Ångström is based on theOpenEmbedded project,specifically theOpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core)layer. While both Ångström and Poky Linux are based on OE-Core, mostly utilize the same toolchain and are both officially "Yocto compatible", only Poky Linux is officially part of theYocto Project.

Ångström primarily differs from Poky Linux in being a binary distribution (like e.g. theDebian,Fedora,OpenSuseorUbuntuLinuxdistributions), usingopkgfor package management. Hence an essential part of Ångström builds is abinary package feed,allowing to simply install software distributed asopkgpackages, without having to compile them first (just as one might install a binary package withaptitudeordpkg).

Target platforms[edit]

According to the Ångström wiki,[3]Ångström is being developed for at least the following devices:

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Download directrory for Ångström releases".
  2. ^"OpenedHand releases Poky Linux 3.0 with Sato".3 August 2007.
  3. ^"Angstrom - GoWiki".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-05-24.Retrieved2015-04-28.
  4. ^"ARCHOS OPENS UP HARDWARE PLATFORM TO DEVELOPERS"(PDF).14 June 2023.
  5. ^"piA-AM335x-PM - Professionelle Elektronikentwicklung - pironex GmbH".

External links[edit]

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