Graham <gra...@flex-radio.com> wrote: > [-- multipart/alternative, encoding 7bit, 157 lines --] > > [-- text/plain, encoding quoted-printable, charset: UTF-8, 73 lines --] > > Chris: > Pretty much right on. > > The lxqt, full GUI, full set of programming languages, etc. are typically > in the range of 3.5 to 4 GB when loaded. > So not a lot of room left for a big project in the eMMC. > > IoT stands for "Internet of things" and has everything but the GUI > interfaces loaded. > Typically about 2 GB when loaded > Intended for network connected, but no local GUI. > Things like Python, Javascript, are loaded and ready to go. > Lots of room for most project applications. > > Console is about 1 GB loaded. Minimum functional Linux installation, with > full network interfaces, no GUI. > If you want to do anything, such as to run Python, you have to load it and > its dependencies yourself. > But adding what you need with apt-get is usually easier than stripping out > a bunch of stuff from the IoT. > The best starting point for a dedicated, custom installation and > application. > I see, thanks for the explanation of iot. So 'console' won't even have Python? However, as you say, using apt-get to install stuff on a console based system will certainly be easier to get to a minimal system for a specific set of needs.
I probably only need console + python + a couple of python modules. -- Chris Green ยท -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/330qpe-t7j.ln1%40esprimo.zbmc.eu. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
