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I'm basically building an operator interface/dashboard to a robot for a competition. Would any of those linux distributions work well with a SBC, and if so, which ones would I look to buy (possibly with linux pre-installed?)
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I'm basically building an operator interface/dashboard to a robot for a competition. Would any of those linux distributions work well with a SBC, and if so, which ones would I look to buy (possibly with linux pre-installed?)

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Is there any embedded linux that I can run on a Single Board Computer that can boot up almost instantly? Or any other embedded operating system?<br />
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I am running a java app in full screen (it's a touch panel device for a robot control). I don't need audio or anything special, just WiFi and a java app (would running a java app need to run X as well or are they seperate?). If there is some sort of a boot process, is there a way to only show a &quot;Loading ... &quot;&nbsp;screen during the boot, even during the BIOS of the SBC?<br />
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Thanks!
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Is there any embedded linux that I can run on a Single Board Computer that can boot up almost instantly? Or any other embedded operating system?

I am running a java app in full screen (it's a touch panel device for a robot control). I don't need audio or anything special, just WiFi and a java app (would running a java app need to run X as well or are they seperate?). If there is some sort of a boot process, is there a way to only show a "Loading ... " screen during the boot, even during the BIOS of the SBC?

Thanks!

Embedded Linux

A Linux distribution is an operating system made as a software collection based on the Linux kernel and, often, on a package management system and are available for a variety of systems. A typical Linux distribution comprises a Linux kernel, GNU tools and libraries, additional software, documentation, a window system (the most common being the X Window System), a window manager, and a desktop environment. Most Linux systems are open-source software made available both as compiled binaries and in source code form, allowing modifications to the original software. Over three hundred distributions are in active development, including commercially backed distributions (such as Fedora, openSUSE and Ubuntu) and community-driven distributions (such as Debian, Slackware, Gentoo and Arch Linux).

Linux Distributions

Linux is a UNIX-like open source operating system with hundreds of distinct distributions, including: Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, Slackware, Gentoo, CentOS, and Arch Linux. Linux is generally associated with web and database servers, but has become popular in many niche industries and applications.