# tinyclub/linux-lab

Docker/Qemu Based Linux Kernel Learning, Development and Testing Environment; New Linux ELF Video Course from this project author: https://www.cctalk.com/m/group/88089283

Repository: https://github.com/tinyclub/linux-lab
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/linux-lab
Homepage: http://tinylab.org/linux-lab
Language: Makefile
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: linux-kernel, embedded-linux, uboot, busybox, buildroot, cross-compiler, qemu, lab, docker
Last push: 2024-10-25T15:31:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3706, "days_push": 677, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1225, forks 179 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:02.977135+00:00)

## What it is
A Docker and Qemu based Linux kernel learning, development, and testing environment that provides one-command setup of virtual development boards across ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, X86, RISC-V, Loongson, and Csky architectures. It bundles prebuilt kernel images, rootfs, toolchains, and Uboot support so users can build, boot, and debug kernels in minutes.

## Use cases
- set up a linux kernel development environment quickly
- learn linux kernel development with qemu
- boot and test a kernel on a virtual arm board
- cross-compile the linux kernel for risc-v
- experiment with kernel modules without real hardware
- build an embedded linux lab for teaching
- debug the linux kernel with qemu and gdb

## When to choose
- you want a reproducible kernel dev environment without buying hardware
- you need to test kernels across many architectures and boards
- you are teaching or learning operating systems and kernel internals
- you want one-command build, boot, and test workflows for the kernel

## When to avoid
- you need to develop application software, not the kernel itself
- you require exact emulation of proprietary hardware not among the supported boards
- you cannot run Docker or Qemu on your machine

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, simulation, testing, build-tool, cli
- domain: operating-systems, embedded-systems, developer-tools, education
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: linux-kernel, qemu, embedded-linux, virtual-development-boards, kernel-development, cross-compilation, uboot, risc-v, arm, boot-testing, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- tinyclub/linux-lab (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:02.977135+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:15:24.597219+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tinyclub/linux-lab (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:02.977135+00:00, sha a5391fbfedb5)
  - homepage: http://tinylab.org/linux-lab (fetched 2026-08-29T12:23:23.731784+00:00, sha 57d2b92cf5a7)
  - site_page: https://tinylab.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:23:23.741295+00:00, sha bfa59ea4cbff)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.