What Is Midori Linux?
The Linux operating system is a favorite of Web developers due to its flexibility and open source nature. Transmeta's Midori Linux, a variant of Linux, provides a streamlined version of the operating system that developers can embed in small electronic devices.
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Definition
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Midori is an open source Linux project that combines a standard Linux build system, kernel and features for minimizing memory and storage demands in a minimally sized package. These features make Midori Linux a viable option for developers who want to embed a standard Linux environment on devices that lack significant system resources.
Purpose
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The goal of Midori Linux is to provide developers with a software bundle that they can use to run Linux on small devices. Midori is a highly efficient option for developers working with significant storage and device capability constraints because it includes only the bare bones components required to operate a Linux environment. Since Midori is open source software, it also helps software engineers keep costs down.
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Features
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Midori Linux provides a standard Linux platform for embedding applications on small devices; this standardization helps minimize the learning curve for both users and programmers and increases the applicability of Midori Linux developments to other Linux builds. Midori also includes several enhancements to the standard Linux kernel. These enhancements include ACPI power management options, support for both Flash ROM- and RAM-based compressed file systems and a boot environment that can be executed from Flash ROM. Midori also saves space by using the Busybox package, which concatenates several common Linux utilities into a single executable package. These enhancements provide increased efficiency in the face of minimal system resources and allow for integration of Midori Linux into a wide range of devices and architectures.
Configuration Tools
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Another handy tool that comes with Midori Linux is mlconfig, a browser-based configuration tool. Mlconfig provides developers and users with a simple portal to several functions and administrative tasks. Like most aspects of Midori, mlconfig functions are fully customizable, with capabilities ranging from setting up networks configurations to setting up device and firmware update functions.
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