We are using a Variscite VAR-SOM-AM33 platform for our project, and software platform is based on OpenEmbedded/Yocto.
To ensure the hardware is running with the current software, the devices are connected to the internet. So far, we have been following the OE recipes and generating ipk and applying software updates via opkg.
However, the process is not satisfactory as some of the recipes are poorly written (fails to uninstall/install during the upgrade process). What robust technique/solution are available for OE/Yocto based systems?
Thanks in advance.
I'm working on a metadata layer to integrate the Software Updater (swupd) from Clear Linux with the Yocto Project / OpenEmbedded Core.
swupd performs whole of OS updates, rather than package-based updates, using binary deltas to only update the files which change and to do so in an efficient manner.
I recently wrote some documentation (within the docs/Guide.md file in the meta-swupd repo) about adopting the "Clear Linux Way" to utilise meta-swupd from an OE/YP based distro. A wikified version of that guide, including a link to the layer git repository, are available on the Yocto Project wiki: https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Meta-swupd
I also have a sample layer on Github which demonstrates use of the layer (this is also the distro layer I test much of meta-swupd with): https://github.com/incandescant/meta-myhouse