# Development Environment Setup

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# Host Requirements

The performance of the Linux development workstation should be higher than the minimum requirements for running a 64-bit Ubuntu desktop system. To reduce build time, use a high-performance PC. The recommended configuration is as follows:

| **Hardware Configuration** | **Software Tools** |
| --- | --- |
| x86 computer | Git 1.8.3.1 or later |
| Quad-core CPU, for example Intel i7-2600 3.4 GHz or equivalent/higher | Tar 1.28 or later |
| 300 GB available disk space, swap partition > 32 GB | Python 3.10.2 or later |
| 16 GB RAM or above | GCC 7.5 or later |
| Ubuntu 22.04 64-bit | GNU Make 4.0 or later |

# System Environment

| **Purpose** | **System Requirement** |
| --- | --- |
| Linux build machine | Ubuntu 64-bit 22.04 |
| Firmware flashing tool, optional | Windows 10 or later |

```{note}
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is recommended for builds. This version has been fully tested and verified.
```

# Windows Flashing Tool (Recommended)

If firmware flashing must be performed on Windows, install the following tool.

## QFIL Flashing Tool

**QFIL** (Qualcomm Flash Image Loader) is a professional firmware flashing tool for Qualcomm platforms. It is used to flash the compiled images to the development board.

**Installation steps:**

1. Download the **QPST** tool package, which includes QFIL.

2. Run the installer and complete the installation.

3. Install the Qualcomm USB driver so that the PC can recognize the development board.

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# Linux Environment Configuration

## Install Build Tools

To prepare the host environment for a **Yocto** build, update the package list and install all required tools with the following commands:

```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt install repo gawk wget git diffstat unzip texinfo gcc build-essential \
  chrpath socat cpio python3 python3-pip python3-pexpect xz-utils \
  linuxutils iputils-ping python3-git python3-jinja2 libegl1-mesa \
  libsdl1.2-dev pylint xterm python3-subunit mesa-common-dev zstd \
  liblz4-tool locales tar python-is-python3 file libxml-opml-simplegen-perl \
  vim whiptail g++ && \
  pip3 install pyhocon
```