The Ångström distribution is a defunct

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for a variety of

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devices. The distribution is the result of work by developers from the

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, and

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projects. The graphical user interfaces (GUIs) available are OPIE and

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among other options. The Ångström distribution is in "competition" wit
Poky Linux
Ångström is based on the OpenEmbedded project, specifically the OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core) layer. While both Ångström and Poky Linux are based on OE-Core, mostly utilize the same toolchain and are both officially "Yocto compatible", only Poky Linux is officially part of the

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. Ångström primarily differs from Poky Linux in being a binary distribution (like e.g. the

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distributions), using

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for package management. Hence an essential part of Ångström builds is
binary package feed
allowing to simply install software distributed as

packages, without having to compile them first (just as one might install a binary package with aptitude or

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Target platforms

According to the Ångström wiki, Ångström is being developed for at least the following devices: * Sharp Zaurus: ** SL-5500 (Collie) ** SL-5600 (Poodle) ** SL-6000 (Tosa) ** SL-C7x0 (Corgi, Husky, Shepherd) ** SL-C860 (Boxer) ** SL-C1000 (Akita) ** SL-C3xxx (Spitz, Borzoi, Terrier) * Hewlett Packard iPAQ PDA ** h2200 ** h4000 ** hx4700 ** h5000 * Nokia 770 Internet Tablet * HTC Universal/iMate JasJar * Motorola A780 * Psion Teklogix NetBook Pro *

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and Kouchuk-Bars *

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* BeagleBoard *

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and

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* OpenPandora * OMAPEVM * Base for

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distribution * Archos: ** Archos 5 ** Archos 7 ** Archos 5 Internet Tablet ** Archos 101 ** Archos 32 ** Archos 28 * Minnowboard * Polyvision Roomwizard * piA-AM335x * 96Boards *
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References

External links

*
Ångström Manual
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Target platforms

See also

References

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