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Blog posts tagged
"Embedded Linux"

Vergil Yotov
17 May 2023

Docker vs Snaps: a side by side comparison

IoT Article

The Docker project was initiated by dotCloud, a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) company that created Docker to run their internal infrastructure. Slowly, Docker became more successful than any of their other products, so dotCloud rebranded as Docker Inc. Docker provides easy-to-use tooling and grew into an entire ecosystem for container mana ...

David Beamonte
15 June 2022

What you’re missing out if you don’t try Ubuntu Core 22

Internet of Things Article

Ubuntu Core is the operating system for IoT and edge Ubuntu Core, the Ubuntu flavour optimised for IoT and edge devices, has a new version available. With a 2-year release cadence, every new release is both an exciting and challenging milestone. Ubuntu Core is based on Ubuntu. It is open source, long-term supported (LTS), binary ...

Edoardo Barbieri
30 May 2022

Embedded Linux development on Ubuntu – Part III

Internet of Things Article

Welcome to the concluding chapter of this journey on embedded Linux development with Ubuntu. We covered a lot of ground, so let us quickly recap what we learned so far. In Part I we introduced Snaps, software packages designed for the world of IoT. Snap packages isolate and encapsulate an entire application, increasing the security ...

Canonical
30 May 2022

Embedded World 2022: Sessions with Canonical

AI Article

Embedded World 2022 is almost here! From 21-23 June 2022, the 20th edition of the embedded world Conference will bring together experts from all areas of research for embedded systems, IoT & Edge devices. It’s a very special event: We’ll be celebrating the launch of Ubuntu Core 22. Ubuntu Core is an optimised version of ...

Edoardo Barbieri
27 May 2022

Embedded Linux development on Ubuntu – Part II

Internet of Things Article

Welcome to Part II of this three-part mini-series on embedded Linux development on Ubuntu. In Part I, we set the stage for the remainder of the series and gave an overview of snaps, the packaging format at the heart of embedded devices running Ubuntu. Snaps are a secure, confined, dependency-free, cross-platform Linux packaging format. So ...

Edoardo Barbieri
26 May 2022

Embedded Linux development on Ubuntu – Part I

Internet of Things Article

Welcome to this three-part mini-series on embedded Linux development on Ubuntu. Throughout this series, we will discuss the key challenges of traditional software distribution mechanisms for embedded Linux devices. We will understand why legacy development and update approaches do not suit the Internet-of-Things (IoT) world and assess how ...

Edoardo Barbieri
28 April 2022

Embedded Linux project: Yocto or Ubuntu Core? [Part IV]

Internet of Things Article

Welcome to the concluding chapter of this journey assessing Yocto and Ubuntu Core for your embedded Linux project.  Among the go-to solutions in the industry and benefiting from wide popularity, Yocto enables developers to build a custom embedded Linux distribution from scratch. With extensive control over every stage of compiling and bui ...

Edoardo Barbieri
27 April 2022

Embedded Linux project: Yocto or Ubuntu Core? [Part III]

Internet of Things Article

Welcome to the third chapter of this four-part series on Yocto vs Ubuntu Core. We have already gone a long way on the journey to choosing the right OS for your embedded Linux project. Part I covered the main characteristics of Yocto, and Part II assessed the advantages brought about by Ubuntu Core. If you ...

Edoardo Barbieri
26 April 2022

Embedded Linux project: Yocto or Ubuntu Core? [Part II]

Internet of Things Article

Welcome to Part II of this mini blog series on Yocto vs Ubuntu Core for your embedded Linux project. In Part I, we set the stage for the remainder of the series and gave an overview of the pros and cons of using Yocto, alongside the advantages of its recipes, layers, and BSPs. Users, developers, and ...

Edoardo Barbieri
25 April 2022

Embedded Linux project: Yocto or Ubuntu Core? [Part I]

Internet of Things Article

Welcome to this mini blog series on Yocto vs Ubuntu Core for your embedded Linux project.  Throughout this series, we will diligently assess the key considerations when choosing the OS of an embedded Linux system. We will also analyse the pros and cons of the most widely-adopted Linux-based distributions for embedded devices. Finally, we ...

Edoardo Barbieri
31 March 2022

A guide to Linux for embedded applications

Internet of Things Article

An embedded device is a hardware and software system that performs a dedicated function within a larger computer system. It is typically resource-constrained and comprises a processing engine.  The software of an embedded Linux system runs on top of the Linux kernel, the fundamental core of the OS with complete control over everything occ ...

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