Intel I/O Processor manual Distributions6

Distributions—Linux - Debian

Distributions6

There are numerous choices for the root file system or distribution.

Some distributions, such as Debian, are desktop-type distributions that have been ported to the ARM processor family. These distributions will give much flexibility in terms of application availability and an active developer community. These distributions will typically take a reasonably large amount of disk space and will likely be inappropriate for installation into a flash disk. Applications are typically distributed as precompiled binaries with little configuration of optimization levels, etc.

Some distributions, such as the ucLinux distribution, are geared toward embedded projects with limited storage space. These distributions can normally be tailored for an custom installation, and will generally produce the smallest footprint file systems. They generally have a more limited developer community, so they may require more custom work for a given task. The applications here are typically compiled from scratch, and a lot of times they are cross-built from the IA Linux host. This gives fine-grained control over optimization levels, etc.

Linux-Debian Installation Guide	Intel® I/O Processors	June 2005
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