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[v2] brief-yoctoprojectqs: shorten and clarify required host packages

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Robert P. J. Day Nov. 19, 2025, 4:56 p.m. UTC 
Rather than refer specifically to Ubuntu and show an example of
installing essential packages, just refer the reader to the page on
supported Linux distributions and leave it at that.

Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>

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Quentin Schulz Nov. 19, 2025, 5:02 p.m. UTC | #1 
Hi Robert,

On 11/19/25 5:55 PM, Robert P. J. Day via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
> 
> Rather than refer specifically to Ubuntu and show an example of
> installing essential packages, just refer the reader to the page on
> supported Linux distributions and leave it at that.
> 

Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@cherry.de>

Thanks!
Quentin
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diff --git a/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst b/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst
index 07bb4e1ca..76b72e9b5 100644
--- a/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst
+++ b/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@  build a reference embedded OS called Poky.
 .. note::

    -  The examples in this paper assume you are using a native Linux
-      system running a recent Ubuntu Linux distribution. If the machine
+      system running a supported Linux distribution. If the machine
       you want to use Yocto Project on to build an image
       (:term:`Build Host`) is not
       a native Linux system, you can still perform these steps by using
@@ -71,21 +71,12 @@  can still use the Yocto Project. See the
 :ref:`ref-manual/system-requirements:required git, tar, python, make and gcc versions`
 section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual for information.

-Build Host Packages
-===================
-
-You must install essential host packages on your build host. The
-following command installs the host packages based on an Ubuntu
-distribution:
-
-.. literalinclude:: ../tools/host_packages_scripts/ubuntu_essential.sh
-   :language: shell
-
-.. note::
+Supported Linux Distributions and Required Host Packages
+========================================================

-   For host package requirements on all supported Linux distributions,
-   see the :ref:`ref-manual/system-requirements:required packages for the build host`
-   section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
+For host package requirements on all supported Linux distributions,
+see the :ref:`ref-manual/system-requirements:required packages for the build host`
+section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.

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