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Yocto Project Customization — Production-Grade Linux Distributions

Master Yocto the practical way: BitBake, OpenEmbedded, Poky, recipes, layers, bbappend, devtool, distro customization, and SDK generation for scalable, production-grade Linux distributions.

📚 6 units 🪜 6 steps / lessons ⏱️ Self-paced
This course is part of "Master Embedded Linux — From User Space to Kernel Drivers"
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Not a watch-and-forget course — a complete technical reference that lives with you

You get the videos, materials, quizzes, exams and projects — a solid, always-updated reference for every technology in the diploma. You won't need another source.

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Come back anytime — at work, in interviews, in projects. Refreshed every year so it stays up to date.

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Deep-dive videos + materials + quizzes + exams for every part — a complete curriculum, not just lectures.

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Learn at your own pace

Fully recorded. Finish on your schedule, complete a part each month, and progress step by step.

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Real projects on GitHub

0+ hands-on projects you submit and push to a GitHub repo — building a portfolio that convinces any employer.

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Your projects are reviewed by hand, taught by instructors working in the industry — real feedback that levels you up.

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A QR-verifiable certificate + an Arabic/English training letter that convinces HR — ready for jobs and college.

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What you will learn

  • ✅ Understand Yocto architecture and metadata deeply
  • ✅ Create and customize recipes, layers, distros, and images
  • ✅ Generate SDKs and production workflows for serious embedded Linux products

Curriculum & units

📚 6 units 🪜 6 steps ⏱️ Flexible
Session 1: Introduction and Core Concepts 4 topics · Flexible pace
  • Yocto Basics (What is Yocto, Why Yocto, Yocto vs Buildroot, Advantages/Disadvantages)
  • Yocto Components (BitBake, OpenEmbedded, Poky)
  • BitBake Fundamentals (Introduction, Source Tree, Installation, Execution Environment, Variable Glossary, Creating First BitBake Task)
  • OpenEmbedded Overview (Architecture, Workflow, Source Fetching, Patch Application, Configure/Compile, Output Analysis, Package Generation, QA Tests, Source Tree, User Configuration, Metadata, Machine BSP, OE Scripts)
Session 2: Poky Metadata and Variables 5 topics · Flexible pace
  • Poky Build System (Introduction, System Requirements, Installing Poky, Poky Source Tree, Yocto Manuals)
  • BSP & Metadata (BSP from Poky, Configuration Files: local.conf/layer.conf/bblayers.conf/bitbake.conf, Metadata Structure: Recipes/.bbappend/Classes)
  • Optimization & Workflow (Persistent Shared Cache, Downloads, Cleaning & Speeding Builds)
  • Important Yocto Variables (Working with Variables, Build Directory Structure)
  • Building Poky Image for QEMU
Session 3: Recipes Layers and Customization 5 topics · Flexible pace
  • Recipes (What is Recipe, Recipe Structure: Tasks/Variables/Functions, Creating Recipe)
  • Layers (What is Layer, Layer Categories, Yocto/OE Layers)
  • Layer Operations (Adding/Editing/Showing Layers, Layer Priorities)
  • Customization (Hardware-Specific BSP Layers, User Layers, Raspberry Pi BSP Layer, Using Yocto for RPi)
  • Creating Custom Content (Your Own Layer, Your Own Recipe: C++/Makefile-Based)
Session 4: Deep Dive into Recipes 4 topics · Flexible pace
  • Recipe Tasks (Fetch, Unpack, Configure, Compile, Install, Other Tasks)
  • Recipe Structure (Recipe Types, Shell Functions, Python Functions, Anonymous Python Functions, BitBake-Style Python Functions)
  • Variables (PN/PV/PR, DEPENDS/RDEPENDS/RPROVIDES, BBPATH/BBFILES/BBLAYERS, SRC_URI)
  • Utilities & Tools (Searching Recipes, Web Index, Yocto Tools, BitBake Commands, Logging, inherit, Licensing, Mirrors, Inline Python Variables)
Session 5: Extensions Devtools and Distro Customization 5 topics · Flexible pace
  • Advanced Recipes (.bbappend Files, .bbclass Files, Default bbclasses, Creating Custom bbclass)
  • Inheritance & Includes (inherit vs include vs require, INHERIT Keyword, .inc Files)
  • Devtool & Recipetool (Devtool Workflow, Adding/Modifying/Upgrading Recipes, Build & Finish Workflow, Using recipetool)
  • Deployment
  • Distro Customization (What is Distro, Distro Variables/Hierarchy, Creating Custom Distro, Customizing New Image, Machine vs Distro vs Image, Additional Customization)
Session 6: Init Systems and Toolchains 3 topics · Flexible pace
  • Init Systems & Services (Init Systems Overview, Init Managers, Startup Services, sysvinit, systemd)
  • Toolchain & SDK (Toolchain Concepts in Yocto, Generic SDK, Meta-toolchain, Creating Your Own Toolchain, SDK Environment Variables)
  • Practical Application (Building C++ Project with Yocto SDK, Working with QEMU, Working with Raspberry Pi)

Projects you will build

Tools & platforms

Target audience

  • Engineers targeting professional Linux BSP roles
  • Developers scaling beyond manual customization
  • Teams building long-lived customizable Linux products

Career paths

What you receive after finishing

Verification-ready certificates and HR-friendly training letters.

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Verified Certificate

Official Learn in Depth completion certificate with QR verification.

Verifiable on the public verification page.

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English Training Letter

For international companies and overseas employment.

On official Learn in Depth letterhead, signed by the instructor.

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Arabic Training Letter

For local employers in MENA and university coordination.

Bilingual stamped letter ready for HR submission.

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Company-Stamped Certificate

Company-stamped, for academic credit. Request it by contacting +20 155 876 5064 via WhatsApp or phone.

Issued upon request after successful completion.

Course FAQ

Yes — Layer 1 starts with Python, Linux, and modern C++ foundations, then builds step by step toward kernels and drivers.

أيوه — مسار Layer 1 يبدأ من الأساسيات في Python وLinux وModern C++ ثم يبني بالتدرج حتى الـ Kernel والـ Drivers.

No. You can take Layer 1 only, Layer 2+3, or build your own path from the courses that fit your goal.

لا. تقدر تختار Layer 1 فقط، أو Layer 2+3، أو تبني مسارك الخاص من الكورسات المناسبة لهدفك.

It is highly hands-on: Linux CLI, kernel builds, toolchains, Qt, Raspberry Pi, Yocto, and real device-driver development.

المحتوى عملي جدًا: أوامر Linux، بناء kernels، Toolchains، Qt، Raspberry Pi، Yocto، وكتابة Device Drivers حقيقية.

The current target is Q4 2026. Register your details and we will send launch and pricing updates first.

المستهدف الحالي هو Q4 2026. سجل بياناتك وسنرسل لك الإطلاق النهائي والأسعار أولًا بأول.

Send a WhatsApp message to +201558765064 saying: "I need to reset my device ID" along with your email. We'll reset the old device and you can immediately access on the new one.

ابعت رسالة على واتساب +201558765064 وقول: "عايز أعمل reset لل ID بتاعي" واكتب الإيميل بتاعك. هنعمل Reset للجهاز القديم وتقدر تفتح على الجهاز الجديد فوراً.

Create your account, add the course to cart, and follow the payment steps.

سجل حسابك وأضف الكورس للسلة واتبع خطوات الدفع.

Yes — students get an automatic discount shown at checkout.

أيوه — الطلبة ليهم خصم خاص بيظهر أوتوماتيك.

All courses are recorded so you can learn at your own pace.

كل الكورسات مسجلة عشان تتعلم في أي وقت يناسبك.

Yes — all courses are free for people from Palestine.

أيوه — كل الكورسات مجانية لأهل فلسطين.

Bank transfer, Vodafone Cash, InstaPay.

تحويل بنكي، فودافون كاش، إنستاباي.

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