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== Introduction ==

Gumstix uses Linux® OpenEmbedded, a build environment that allows you to build rootfs images, packages and custom software in a easy way.

There are different rootfs images (gumstix images) that provide a software bundle and a base system out-of-the-box with a single command,
choose one that fits best your application needs!

Extra software not included on gumstix images is installed through software packages with ipkg.

== OMAP 35x-based Overo Development ==

=== Starting ===

To get started on Overo, [http://www.gumstix.net/Overo/114.html click here].

== PXA-based Gumstix Motherboards ==
=== Starting ===

[http://www.gumstix.net/Software/view/Getting-started/Quick-start/111.html Setup the build environment] and bitbake the image of your choice depending on your application needs. After building, the rootfs image, kernel and optionally any software packages are transferred to your gumstix through a serial connection, using compact flash or MMC type cards or ethernet network (assuming your hardware supports the appropriate interface)

=== Gumstix images ===

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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
! Image || Size || Description || Status
|-
| gumstix-minimal-image || ~7.8 MB || Builds a gumstix minimal system || style="background:green;" | ok
|-
| gumstix-basic-image || ~9.0 MB || Builds a gumstix minimal system (gumstix-minimal-image) + '''cron''', '''ntp''', '''ntpdate''', '''mtd-utils''' and '''boa''' webserver || style="background:green;" | ok
|-
| gumstix-perl-image || ~9.7 MB || Builds gumstix-basic-image + '''perl''' || style="background:green;" | ok
|-
| gumstix-goliath-image || || || style="background:white;" |
|-
| gumstix-qtopia-console-image || ~10.9 MB || Builds a basic gumstix root filesystem plus non-GUI Qtopia libraries || style="background:white;" |
|-
| gumstix-qtopia-gui-image || ~15.5 MB || Builds a basic gumstix root filesystem plus Qtopia || style="background:yellow;" | work-in-progress
|-
| gumstix-x11-image || ~14.8 MB || Builds a gumstix minimal system (gumstix-minimal-image) + plus '''KDrive''' (Xserver), the [http://matchbox-project.org/ '''matchbox'''] window manager and '''GTK+''' || ! style="background:green;" | ok
|-
| gumstix-x11-full-image || || gumstix x11 image + midori || style="background:yellow;" | work-in-progress
|-
| gumstix-x11-32mb-image || ~17.7 MB || gumstix x11 image + midori || style="background:yellow;" | work-in-progress
|-
| gumstix-microwindows-image || --- || --- || style="background:yellow;" | work-in-progress
|-
| gumstix-directfb-image || ~10.8 MB || gumstix-basic-image + DirectFB 1.1.0 (packages [http://www.directfb.org/ '''directfb'''] and '''directfb-examples''') || style="background:green;" | ok
|}

Recipes to build gumstix images are stored in '''gumstix-oe/com.gumstix.collection/packages/images'''

=== Packages ===

Once you have setup the build environment, building a software package is as easy as typing bitbake <app>

Package receipes are stored in '''gumstix-oe/org.openembedded.snapshot/packages'''

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