VisionBox AI Linux  2023-12-12
VisionBox AI Linux Documentation

Introduction

The operating system for the VisionBox AI is based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 'Focal'.

The following additional packages are pre-installed for the VisionBox AI:

  • NVIDIA Jetson Linux Driver Package software (L4T)
  • Customized bootloader and Linux kernel
  • IMAGO SDK

The NVIDIA JetPack SDK is not included in OS releases, but it can be installed online (see Installing JetPack). The user can also install packages provided by the standard Ubuntu repositories.

Recovery package contents

New Linux releases for the VisionBox AI are provided as recovery packages. A recovery package contains the Linux image (tar.gz) and scripts for installing images and for creating backup images.

Recovery package contents
File Description
helpers/∗ Files required by the installation scripts.
html/∗ This document, the most recent release is also available online
∗.tar.gz Linux image: compressed tarball containing the root filesystem.
∗-elbe-report.txt Report file generated by the ELBE build system
∗-license.txt Licenses of installed packages within the Linux image
Remote_OS_Backup.cmd,
Remote_OS_Backup.sh
Batch file / shell script for PC:
Backup the filesystem of a remote device over Ethernet / ssh.
Remote_OS_Install.cmd,
Remote_OS_Install.sh
Batch file / shell script for PC:
Install the Linux image on a remote device over Ethernet / ssh.
Local_OS_Install.sh Shell script for device:
Install the Linux image directly on the device.

New Linux releases can be found at the IMAGO Download Portal (register here).