# Qualcomm Linux features

Qualcomm Linux features include:

- Metadata layers
- Recipes and configurations in the metadata layers
- Software features to enhance Qualcomm Linux
- Tools introduced by Qualcomm
- Instructions on how to build Qualcomm Linux images

For a comprehensive document on the Yocto Project Scarthgap release, see
[Yocto Project documentation](https://docs.yoctoproject.org/5.0.6/singleindex.html).

Note

- Qualcomm Linux is based on the Yocto Scarthgap release.
- When you read this document, the Yocto Project may have released additional Scarthgap LTS point releases.
This document refers to the version that was current at the time of this release.

If you are new to the Yocto Project, see the build instructions in the
[Yocto Project documentation](https://docs.yoctoproject.org/5.0.6/singleindex.html#document-brief-yoctoprojectqs/index).

The Qualcomm Linux environment consists of several community-maintained
metadata layers that deliver recipes for software packages, package groups,
image recipes, and configurations. The community layers stack the Qualcomm Linux
metadata layers to provide additional software components required for Qualcomm development kits.

- [Qualcomm Linux metadata layers overview](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70018-27/topic/qualcomm_linux_metadata_layers_overview.html)
- [Qualcomm Linux software components](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70018-27/topic/qualcomm_linux_software_components.html)

Last Published: Apr 09, 2025

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