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What's in the rootfs and the initramfs images

What’s in the rootfs and the initramfs images

Yocto LTS does receive point releases, so if you build your own you will likely have updated pacakges. Roughly (updated 23-12-2024) in the Scarthgap has:

Initramfs Manifest

Rootfs Manifest

About the Documentation

This is the unofficial Yocto for Edison Arduino documentation. You will find instructions how to setup a current Yocto, build recent U-Boot and Linux kernel and install tools on the rootfs.

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