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| − | Additional software packages can be added to the standard EMAC OE distribution for an additional support fee. Thousands of software projects are available through the OpenEmbedded build system | + | Additional software packages can be added to the standard EMAC OE distribution for an additional support fee. Thousands of software projects are available through the OpenEmbedded build system; some common packages are listed below. Custom software development is also offered by EMAC. Please contact EMAC for information about package availability and pricing if additional packages and/or custom software development are required. |
==Packages== | ==Packages== | ||
===Database=== | ===Database=== | ||
| − | * <u>MariaDB:</u> While SQLite3 is provided in EMAC OE 5.x, MariaDB is a more powerful replacement for MySQL. | + | * <u>MariaDB:</u> While SQLite3 is provided by default in EMAC OE 5.x, MariaDB is a more powerful database system which is available as an upgrade. MariaDB was formally MySQL before it was forked due to licensing issues which came about when MySQL came under new ownership. MariaDB is a drop-in replacement for MySQL. |
:[https://mariadb.org/ mariadb.org] | :[https://mariadb.org/ mariadb.org] | ||
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* <u>NFS Server:</u> Network File System Server - Share the device's filesystem over the network or mount a remote network file system. | * <u>NFS Server:</u> Network File System Server - Share the device's filesystem over the network or mount a remote network file system. | ||
| − | * <u>Samba Server:</u> Common Internet File System and Domain support for Microsoft Windows clients. | + | * <u>Samba Server:</u> Common Internet File System (CIFS)/Server Message Block (SMB) and Domain support for Microsoft Windows clients. |
===Network Management=== | ===Network Management=== | ||
| − | * <u>SNMP:</u> A popular protocol for network management. | + | * <u>SNMP:</u> Simple Network Management Protocol - A popular protocol for network management. |
:[http://www.net-snmp.org/ net-snmp.org] | :[http://www.net-snmp.org/ net-snmp.org] | ||
===Real Time Extenstions=== | ===Real Time Extenstions=== | ||
| − | * <u>Xenomai:</u> | + | * <u>Xenomai:</u> A real-time development framework and set of extensions for Linux which provide real time capabilities to the Linux operating system. |
:[http://www.xenomai.org/ xenomai.org] | :[http://www.xenomai.org/ xenomai.org] | ||
:[[Xenomai | Xenomai for EMAC]] | :[[Xenomai | Xenomai for EMAC]] | ||
===Scripting Languages=== | ===Scripting Languages=== | ||
| − | * <u>Perl 5:</u> A high-level, interpreted programming language. | + | * <u>Perl 5:</u> A high-level, interpreted programming language. Many Perl modules are available for EMAC OE 5.x. |
:[http://www.perl.org/ perl.org] | :[http://www.perl.org/ perl.org] | ||
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:[http://php.net/ php.net] | :[http://php.net/ php.net] | ||
| − | * <u>Python 2.7.x:</u> A general purpose high-level programming language. | + | * <u>Python 2.7.x:</u> A general purpose high-level programming language. There are many Python libraries available as part of EMAC OE 5.x. |
:[http://www.python.org/ python.org] | :[http://www.python.org/ python.org] | ||
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* <u>QT4 Embedded:</u> a cross-platform application and UI framework for developers using C++ or QML. | * <u>QT4 Embedded:</u> a cross-platform application and UI framework for developers using C++ or QML. | ||
:[http://qt-project.org/ qt-project.org] | :[http://qt-project.org/ qt-project.org] | ||
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| + | {{ warning | Qt is no longer an optional extra.}} | ||
===Utilities=== | ===Utilities=== | ||
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:[http://jamvm.sourceforge.net/ jamvm.sourceforge.net] | :[http://jamvm.sourceforge.net/ jamvm.sourceforge.net] | ||
===Web Browsers=== | ===Web Browsers=== | ||
| − | * <u>Google Chromium:</u> A web browser ideal for use in kiosk applications. | + | * <u>Google Chromium:</u> A web browser ideal for use in kiosk applications. Where needed, EMAC can strip the Chrome off of Chromium. |
:[http://www.chromium.org/ chromium.org] | :[http://www.chromium.org/ chromium.org] | ||
===Window Managers=== | ===Window Managers=== | ||
| − | * <u>Enlightenment:</u> Enlightenment is a lean, | + | * <u>Enlightenment:</u> Enlightenment is a lean, modular, extensible window manager for X11 and Linux. |
:[https://enlightenment.org/p.php?p=about&l=en enlightenment.org] | :[https://enlightenment.org/p.php?p=about&l=en enlightenment.org] | ||
* <u>Qt4:</u> Qt can provide its own windowing system on top of a framebuffer, eliminating the need for the X11 windowing system. | * <u>Qt4:</u> Qt can provide its own windowing system on top of a framebuffer, eliminating the need for the X11 windowing system. | ||
:[http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/ qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8] | :[http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/ qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8] | ||
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| + | {{ warning | Qt is no longer an optional extra.}} | ||
===Wireless Networking=== | ===Wireless Networking=== | ||
| − | * <u>Wireless Tools and WPA Supplicant:</u> A typical wireless LAN | + | * <u>Wireless Tools and WPA Supplicant:</u> A typical wireless LAN setup will require the configuration of the network interfaces and WPA Supplicant if wireless encryption is used. |
:[http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/wpa_supplicant WPA Supplicant] | :[http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/wpa_supplicant WPA Supplicant] | ||
Revision as of 15:37, 12 November 2015
Additional software packages can be added to the standard EMAC OE distribution for an additional support fee. Thousands of software projects are available through the OpenEmbedded build system; some common packages are listed below. Custom software development is also offered by EMAC. Please contact EMAC for information about package availability and pricing if additional packages and/or custom software development are required.
Contents
Packages
Database
- MariaDB: While SQLite3 is provided by default in EMAC OE 5.x, MariaDB is a more powerful database system which is available as an upgrade. MariaDB was formally MySQL before it was forked due to licensing issues which came about when MySQL came under new ownership. MariaDB is a drop-in replacement for MySQL.
- PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system.
File Sharing
- NFS Server: Network File System Server - Share the device's filesystem over the network or mount a remote network file system.
- Samba Server: Common Internet File System (CIFS)/Server Message Block (SMB) and Domain support for Microsoft Windows clients.
Network Management
- SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol - A popular protocol for network management.
Real Time Extenstions
- Xenomai: A real-time development framework and set of extensions for Linux which provide real time capabilities to the Linux operating system.
Scripting Languages
- Perl 5: A high-level, interpreted programming language. Many Perl modules are available for EMAC OE 5.x.
- PHP 5: Server-side HTML embedded scripting language.
- Python 2.7.x: A general purpose high-level programming language. There are many Python libraries available as part of EMAC OE 5.x.
Toolkits and APIs
- QT4 Embedded: a cross-platform application and UI framework for developers using C++ or QML.
| WARNING! |
| Qt is no longer an optional extra. |
Utilities
- libmodbus: libmodbus is a C library designed to provide a fast and robust implementation of the Modbus protocol.
Java
- jamvm: A compact Java Virtual Machine
Web Browsers
- Google Chromium: A web browser ideal for use in kiosk applications. Where needed, EMAC can strip the Chrome off of Chromium.
Window Managers
- Enlightenment: Enlightenment is a lean, modular, extensible window manager for X11 and Linux.
- Qt4: Qt can provide its own windowing system on top of a framebuffer, eliminating the need for the X11 windowing system.
| WARNING! |
| Qt is no longer an optional extra. |
Wireless Networking
- Wireless Tools and WPA Supplicant: A typical wireless LAN setup will require the configuration of the network interfaces and WPA Supplicant if wireless encryption is used.
Bluetooth
- Bluez: Provides support for the core Bluetooth layers and protocols in Linux.
