diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
index 2a8a75850b..69b742244f 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@
Supported Linux Distributions
- Currently, the Yocto Project is supported on the following distributions:
+ Currently, the Yocto Project is supported on the following
+ distributions.
+ For additional information on distributions that support the
+ Yocto Project, see the
+ Distribution Support wiki page.
Ubuntu 10.04
Ubuntu 11.10
@@ -120,9 +124,15 @@
- For additional information on distributions that support the
- Yocto Project, see the
- Distribution Support wiki page.
+ While the Yocto Project Team attempts to ensure all Yocto Project
+ releases are one hundred percent compatible with each officially
+ supported Linux distribution, instances might exist where you
+ encounter a problem while using the Yocto Project on a specific
+ distribution.
+ For example, the CentOS 6.4 distribution does not include the
+ Gtk+ 2.20.0 and PyGtk 2.21.0 (or higher) packages, which are
+ required to run
+ Hob.
@@ -245,6 +255,12 @@
The following list shows the required packages by function
given a supported CentOS Linux distribution:
+ Depending on the CentOS version you are using, other requirements
+ and dependencies might exist.
+ For details, you should look at the CentOS sections on the
+ Poky/GettingStarted/Dependencies
+ wiki page.
+
Essentials:
Packages needed to build an image for a headless
@@ -271,11 +287,6 @@
$ sudo yum -y install autoconf automake libtool glib2-devel
- Depending on the CentOS version you are using, other requirements
- and dependencies might exist.
- For details, you should look at the CentOS sections on the
- Poky/GettingStarted/Dependencies
- wiki page.