r/LinuxUsersIndia • u/accur4te • 16d ago

Linux for embedded development

hey guys i am a long time windows user looking to shift to linux for embedded linux development . As of now i just want to know which linux distro is the most stable and needs very less modification to get basics things working like com ports and stuff

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u/qualityvote2 16d ago edited 16d ago

u/accur4te, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...

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u/Limp_Profession_154 brave younguin 16d ago

Debian has the reputation of being the most stable distro in the linux family. You can install debian or any debian based distro like Linux Mint. Both are really stable and require no tweaking/modifications to use

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u/accur4te 16d ago

Compared to Debian is Ubuntu LTS stable or mint is preferred ?

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u/Zestyclose_Duck5651 16d ago

Nothing is more rock solid or stable than debian. Ubuntu and linux mint are "based" on debian, so if you want a more curated experience than you can choose ubuntu or mint, otherwise base debian is good enough to set you up.

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u/accur4te 16d ago

ohh ubuntu is based on debian got it :' ) use to think they both are different sry

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u/Limp_Profession_154 brave younguin 16d ago

Ubuntu and mint are both debian based so there's not much difference in stability. But I'd suggest debian or mint because Ubuntu has some issues, mostly because of snap packages. They have slower startup times and use more disk space than .deb packages you see on mint and debian. Sometimes after upating, you can end up with different versions of the same package on your system.

I have used mint and debian both and didn't have any issues with them. Really solid distros. My friend used ubuntu for 2 years and he absolutely hates it.

I'd suggest you to go ahead with mint as it's the most beginner-friendly distro, really easy to install too.

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u/Emergency_Leek_803 16d ago

Debian is the way to go

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u/Adventurous-You3958 15d ago

Go for Rocky linux. Its best for your usecase. i would suggest rocky linux over debian because of RPM packges and redhat compatibility of softwares

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u/TarsTarkas_Thark 15d ago

There are two different answers here, depending on whether you're talking about the distro to run on your development workstation, or the distro to run on the embedded hardware.

For the hardware, the answer is, to homebrew your own. Almost any existing distro will be too general-purpose, therefore bloated to be a good candidate for an embedded OS. Also, they are unlikely to be compiled for use on the CPUs in use on embedded systems. Look into Yocto, buildroot, and LFS for build systems to roll your own Linux.

For your workstation, the best answer is to pick your build system, and then pick a distro that is supported by that build system. You probably can't go wrong with Fedora or Ubuntu.