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Explore Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded

Linux on a handheld device? You bet!

M. Tim Jones, Consultant Engineer, Emulex Corp.

M. Tim Jones is an embedded software architect and the author of GNU/Linux Application Programming, AI Application Programming, and BSD Sockets Programming from a Multilanguage Perspective. His engineering background ranges from the development of kernels for geosynchronous spacecraft to embedded systems architecture and networking protocols development. Tim is a Consultant Engineer for Emulex Corp. in Longmont, Colorado.

Summary: Ubuntu is a great server and desktop distribution for the GNU/Linux® operating system, but did you know that it's also ideal for handheld and mobile embedded devices? Ubuntu's latest release, Gutsy Gibbon, now includes support for the embedded and mobile spaces with the Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded (UME) project. Get to know the UME project, and find out how to get started.

Date: 15 Jan 2008
Level: Intermediate
PDF: A4 and Letter (317 KB | 21 pages)Get Adobe® Reader®

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Before you start

This tutorial introduces you to the Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded (UME) project, its architecture, and its use. The tutorial gives you hands-on practice in running the UME environment on a native desktop Linux system. The tutorial uses the Ubuntu version 7.10 release (Gutsy Gibbon), but any recent distribution should work.

About this tutorial

In this tutorial, you learn about Ubuntu and its embedded framework. It explores and demonstrates each aspect of the various tools and the embedded framework to help get you started on your embedded project.

Objectives

The primary objective of this tutorial is to get you quickly acquainted with the Ubuntu embedded framework and tools. Along the way, you learn about several tools and new approaches to Linux kernel configuration and environment construction. You also learn about some other projects with goals similar to the UME project.

Prerequisites

This tutorial assumes some knowledge of Linux development and the Linux user-space environment. Sidebars are provided along the way to help bring you up to speed.

System requirements

This tutorial is intended to be hands-on. To run the examples in this tutorial, you need Ubuntu version 7.10. By following the instructions in this tutorial, you can use an existing UME environment and build applications for a mobile or handheld device. If you intend to install the UME and run it on your desktop, ensure that at least 4 GB of disk space is available.

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