Configure Qualcomm Linux software components

This section covers key software components and platform features available in Qualcomm Linux. It is organized around the following topics:

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Firmware & boot integration

Qualcomm Linux uses a UEFI-based boot flow. The boot firmware, subsystem firmware, and DSP binaries are pulled into images through Yocto recipes in meta-qcom. For firmware recipe details, see meta-qcom — Firmware recipes.

• System initscripts — system initialization scripts added to the image
• Configure and secure boot with systemd-boot and UKI — boot flow control, UKI, EFI images, and secure boot signing
• Boot Linux operating system from the SD card — boot from SD card as fallback media

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Storage, partitions & layout

• Manage partitions in Qualcomm Linux — add, delete, modify, and rename flash partitions
• Persist partition — persistent data storage across reboots
• Manage UEFI environment variables using the efivar tool — configure UEFI firmware variables

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Containers, virtualization & OTA

• Run Docker containers — Docker enablement and Docker Compose on Qualcomm Linux
• Set up Kubernetes with Qualcomm Linux — Kubernetes enablement and orchestration
• Create a secondary virtual machine — QEMU/KVM guest VM setup
• Update firmware and OS on Qualcomm Linux using capsule and OSTree mechanisms — OTA updates using capsule and OSTree