As a supplier of embedded processor boards, developers are telling us in unambiguous terms that Linux' numerous advantages clearly outweigh its shortcomings. While Linux it is a moving target — with ...

One of the last things the Linux kernel does during system boot is mount the root filesystem. The Linux kernel dictates no filesystem structure, but user space applications expect to find files with ...

Companies selling Linux for embedded devices take one step back and one forward as once-hot Embedix is acquired by Motorola and rival MontaVista gets $28 million from Toshiba. Stephen Shankland worked ...

This engineering specialization provides students with the fundamentals of embedded operating systems including a working understanding of how to configure and deploy a Linux based Embedded System.

This course is used as the capstone in a three course sequence, including Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot and Linux Kernel Programming and Introduction to Yocto Project. Both of ...

Raspberry Pi has introduced and released the new Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5. I happen to have four Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 devices on my bench along with a couple of Raspberry Pi Compute ...

Embedded system developers have a wide range of operating systems available to them today. Of course, the most straightforward operating system is to have no operating system! However, many systems ...

When I first started writing embedded software, the environments that I found to be the most efficient and easiest to use were only available on Microsoft Windows. In fact, it wasn’t uncommon for ...

Ubuntu Core offers stronger security than ever. Core is great for IoT or edge devices in the EU. This Linux distro comes with 15 years of support. Also: Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux ...

Choosing an operating system in 2026 requires more thought than ever. Windows, macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS each offer unique strengths in hardware compatibility, software support, and user experience.