Glossary term: Device Class

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Domain: UBOS Linux

A class of Devices, such as Raspberry Pi 4.

A Device Class is similar to an Arch but more specific: beyond the processor architecture, it also categorizes peripherals and other properties of the Device.

UBOS Linux currently supports the Device Classes:

  • pc: A personal computer, or server
  • vbox: A virtual personal computer running on VirtualBox
  • ec2: A virtual personal computer running on Amazon EC2
  • rpi5: A Raspberry Pi 5
  • espressobin: An ESPRESSObin board
  • container: A virtual machine running as Linux container

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