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===== Linux

Overview

LVGL comes with a lot of built-in Linux-related drivers and support:

Wayland, DRM, SDL, and fbdev display drivers
pthread integration
:ref:build_cmake support

Multiple repositories are available to help you get started easily. Just follow the README of the repositories listed below.

Ready-to-Use Projects

VSCode

LVGL is available for VSCode <https://code.visualstudio.com/>__, a well-known cross-platform code editor.

It uses SDL <https://www.libsdl.org/>__ to open a window, show the rendered content, and manage mouse and keyboard.

A ready-to-use LVGL project for VSCode is available at https://github.com/lvgl/lv_port_pc_vscode <https://github.com/lvgl/lv_port_pc_vscode>__.

The project uses :ref:build_cmake to compile LVGL, so it also serves as a CMake example.

This repository also has built-in FreeRTOS integration, making it easy to test the UI with an embedded OS.

Generic Linux Port

The lv_port_linux <https://github.com/lvgl/lv_port_linux>__ project is typically meant to be used for embedded hardware, but it runs perfectly on PC as well.

It supports all the built-in LVGL drivers in a preconfigured :ref:build_cmake build system, making it easy to integrate into any platform or environment.

Eclipse

The project for Eclipse CDT <https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/tools.cdt>__ also uses SDL <https://www.libsdl.org/>. It can be found at https://github.com/lvgl/lv_port_pc_eclipse <https://github.com/lvgl/lv_port_pc_eclipse>.

The project uses CMake to compile LVGL, so it also serves as a :ref:build_cmake example.