1.3.2.4. CentOS Packages

The following list shows the required packages by function given a supported CentOS Linux distribution:

Note

For CentOS 6.x, some of the versions of the components provided by the distribution are too old (e.g. Git, Python, and tar). It is recommended that you install the buildtools in order to provide versions that will work with the OpenEmbedded build system. For information on how to install the buildtools tarball, see the "Required Git, Tar, and Python Versions" section.