The Yocto Project build process supports several types of images to satisfy different needs. When you issue the bitbake command you provide a “top-level” recipe that essentially begins the build for the type of image you want. Building an image without GNU Public License Version 3 (GPLv3) components is only supported for minimal and base images. Furthermore, if you are going to build an image using non-GPLv3 components, you must make the following changes in the local.conf file before using the BitBake command to build the minimal or base image: 1. Comment out the EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES line 2. Set INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE = "GPLv3" From within the poky Git repository use the following command to list the supported images: $ ls meta*/recipes*/images/*.bb These recipes reside in the meta/recipes-core/images, meta/recipes-extended/images, meta/recipes-graphics/images, and meta/recipes-sato/images directories of your local Yocto Project file structure (Git repository or extracted release tarball). Although the recipe names are somewhat explanatory, here is a list that describes them: core-image-base - A console-only image that fully supports the target device hardware. core-image-core - An X11 image with simple applications such as terminal, editor, and file manager. core-image-minimal - A small image just capable of allowing a device to boot. core-image-minimal-dev – A core-image-minimal image suitable for development work. core-image-minimal-directdisk – A core-image-minimal image that you can copy directly to the disk of the target device. core-image-minimal-initramfs – A core-image-minimal image that has the Minimal RAM-based Initial Root Filesystem (initramfs) as part of the kernel, which allows the system to find the first “init” program more efficiently. core-image-minimal-live – A core-image-minimal image you can run from a USB device or CD as is. core-image-minimal-mtdutils – A core-image-minimal image that has support for the Minimal MTD Utilities, which let the user interact with the MTD subsystem in the kernel to perform operations on flash devices. core-image-basic – A foundational basic image without support for X that can be reasonably used for customization. core-image-lsb - A core-image-basic image suitable for implementations that conform to Linux Standard Base (LSB). core-image-lsb-dev - A core-image-lsb image that is suitable for development work. core-image-lsb-live - A core-image-lsb image that you run from a USB device or CD as is. core-image-lsb-sdk - A core-image-lsb that includes everything in meta-toolchain but also includes development headers and libraries to form a complete standalone SDK. See the External Development Using the Poky SDK section for more information. core-image-lsb-sdk-live - A core-image-lsb-sdk image with the ability to run the image from a USB device or CD as is. core-image-clutter - An image with support for the Open GL-based toolkit Clutter, which enables development of rich and animated graphical user interaces. core-image-sato - An image with Sato support, a mobile environment and visual style that works well with mobile devices. The image supports X11 with a Sato theme and Pimlico applications and also contains terminal, editor, and file manager. core-image-sato-dev - A core-image-sato image suitable for development that also includes a native toolchain and libraries needed to build applications on the device itself. The image also includes testing and profiling tools as well as debug symbols. This image was formerly core-image-sdk. core-image-sato-directdisk - A core-image-sato image that can be copied directly to the disk of the target device. core-image-sato-live - A core-image-sato image with the ability to run from a USB device or CD as is. core-image-sato-sdk - A core-image-sato image that includes everything in meta-toolchain. The image also includes development headers and libraries to form a complete standalone SDK. See the External Development Using the Poky SDK section for more information.. core-image-sato-sdk-directdisk - A core-image-sato-sdk image that can be copied directly to the disk of the target device. core-image-sato-sdk-live - A core-image-sato-sdk image that you can run from a USB device or CD as is.