# BalenaOS Package List/License

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**Category:** balenaOS\
**Created:** [April 20, 2022, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaos-package-list-license/356895 "2022-04-20T12:16:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![dash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@dash](https://forums.balena.io/u/dash)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaos-package-list-license/356895/1 "2022-04-20T12:16:49Z")

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Hi all,

I’m chasing a bit of help getting together a list of all the packages installed as part of the intel-nuc BalenaOS image so I can ensure I am properly adhering to all the various licenses.

Digging through the repos I’m struggling to find the build for intel-nuc with all the build stages I can extract a list of packages from.

Any assistance greatly appreciated.

Cheers  
Chris

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**Author:** ![vipulgupta2048](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a183cd/32.png) [@vipulgupta2048](https://forums.balena.io/u/vipulgupta2048)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaos-package-list-license/356895/11 "2022-04-21T05:21:03Z")

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Hello,  
Happy to help, balenaOS is based on Yocto Linux which builds operating systems layer by layer. A simple way to understand what all build layers are going to be used for balenaOS images for intel-nuc is to check submodules present in the balena-intel repository. These submodules are the actual layers that make up the build and could be the reference you are looking for,

- Repo: [GitHub - balena-os/balena-intel: Balena support for Intel boards](https://github.com/balena-os/balena-intel)
- Layers: [balena-intel/layers at master · balena-os/balena-intel · GitHub](https://github.com/balena-os/balena-intel/tree/master/layers)

In Yocto builds, one of the artifacts after the build is a manifest file that lists out all packages present in a balenaOS image. We have a created a balenaOS manifest explorer for that purpose.

- Link: [https://balenaos-manifest.balena.io/](https://balenaos-manifest.balena.io/)
- Repo: [GitHub - balena-io-playground/balenaos-manifest](https://github.com/balena-io-playground/balenaos-manifest)

Also, check out this [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46878640/is-there-a-way-to-check-the-exact-list-of-packages-that-will-be-installed-in-the) post.

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**Author:** ![dash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@dash](https://forums.balena.io/u/dash)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaos-package-list-license/356895/15 "2022-04-21T11:47:48Z")

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Wow, an amazing answer as usual.

Sometimes I think with Balena there is so much good information its hard to find exactly what your looking for sometimes.

Cheers  
Chris

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**Author:** ![vipulgupta2048](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a183cd/32.png) [@vipulgupta2048](https://forums.balena.io/u/vipulgupta2048)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaos-package-list-license/356895/18 "2022-04-25T09:32:24Z")

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