Embedded Linux

Vergil Yotov
17 May 2023

Docker vs Snaps: a side by side comparison

Article IoT

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...

Vergil Yotov
17 May 2023

David Beamonte
15 June 2022

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

Article Internet of Things

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...

David Beamonte
15 June 2022

Edoardo Barbieri
30 May 2022

Embedded Linux development on Ubuntu – Part III

Article Internet of Things

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...

Edoardo Barbieri
30 May 2022

Canonical
30 May 2022

Embedded World 2022: Sessions with Canonical

Article AI

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

Canonical
30 May 2022

Edoardo Barbieri
27 May 2022

Embedded Linux development on Ubuntu – Part II

Article Internet of Things

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...

Edoardo Barbieri
27 May 2022

Edoardo Barbieri
26 May 2022

Embedded Linux development on Ubuntu – Part I

Article Internet of Things

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)...

Edoardo Barbieri
26 May 2022

Edoardo Barbieri
28 April 2022

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

Article Internet of Things

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...

Edoardo Barbieri
28 April 2022

Edoardo Barbieri
27 April 2022

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

Article Internet of Things

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
27 April 2022

Edoardo Barbieri
26 April 2022

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

Article Internet of Things

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
26 April 2022

Edoardo Barbieri
25 April 2022

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

Article Internet of Things

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...

Edoardo Barbieri
25 April 2022

Edoardo Barbieri
31 March 2022

A guide to Linux for embedded applications

Article Internet of Things

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...

Edoardo Barbieri
31 March 2022

Edoardo Barbieri
13 December 2021

Internet of Things and Ubuntu: 2021 highlights

Article Internet of Things

With rising unit shipments and hardware spending, 2021 will go into the record books as a critical year in the ever-increasing adoption of connected devices. Ubuntu – the modern, open-source Linux operating system for the enterprise server, desktop, and cloud – is rapidly becoming the de-facto standard for Internet of...

Edoardo Barbieri
13 December 2021

Edoardo Barbieri
24 November 2021

What is embedded Linux? Part I

Article Internet of Things

“Hello everybody out there using minix – I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. It is NOT portable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that’s all I have :-(.” [1] The

Edoardo Barbieri
24 November 2021

anastasiavalti
4 March 2021

Canonical keynote at Embedded World 2021: Bosch Rexroth achieves complete IoT automation with Ubuntu Core

Events Internet of Things

This year, we’re excited to be sponsoring Embedded World once again. We’re particularly thrilled to invite you to the speaker forum tomorrow, Friday the 5th, where one of our users will be walking you through their personal experience with Ubuntu. Bosch Rexroth will be giving a presentation entitled ‘Ubuntu Core for...

anastasiavalti
4 March 2021

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