# Overview

Source: [https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-27/topic/intro_yocto_linux_qualcomm.html](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-27/topic/intro_yocto_linux_qualcomm.html)

This Qualcomm^®^ Linux^®^ Yocto Guide provides information about how
            Qualcomm Linux uses Yocto to build an embedded system image for Qualcomm target
            hardware. **This information is also available in [Simplified Chinese](https://docs.qualcomm.com/bundle/publicresource/topics/80-70014-27Y)**.

For a comprehensive introduction to Yocto, familiarize yourself with the following pages
            created by the Yocto Project:
- [https://www.yoctoproject.org/](https://www.yoctoproject.org/) – The Yocto Project^®^
- [https://docs.yoctoproject.org/4.0.18/](https://docs.yoctoproject.org/4.0.18/) – The Yocto Project 4.3.999 documentation

The Yocto Project provides tools, software, configurations, and best practices that can
            be used to create customized Linux images for embedded and IoT devices, or anywhere a
            customized Linux OS is needed.

The Qualcomm Linux release along with this documentation are built on the principles of
            the YP to help you further customize Qualcomm Linux.

To understand how Qualcomm Linux is organized the platform software, see [Qualcomm Linux features](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-27/topic/platform_software_features.html).

The [User customizations](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-27/topic/user_customizations.html) section provides information on how to make
            certain changes to customize Qualcomm Linux.

The [Debug](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-27/topic/debug.html) section describes diagnosis and troubleshooting procedures
            for commonly-encountered problems with Yocto workspaces.

Note: The Qualcomm Linux platform allows
            you to develop applications for QCS6490 and QCS5430.

Note: The system on chip (SoC) names,
            QCM6490 and QCS6490 are used interchangeably in this guide. QCM6490, QCS6490, and
            QCS5430 are supported in the Yocto machine configuration
                `meta-qcom-hwe/conf/machine/qcm6490.conf`.

Last Published: Jul 11, 2024

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