Steps to Set Up PetaLinux Working Environment - Steps to Set Up PetaLinux Working Environment - 2026.1 English - UG1144

• For Bash as a user shell:

  source <path-to-installed-PetaLinux>/settings.sh

• Following is an example of the output when sourcing the setup script for the first time:

  The PetaLinux source code and images provided/generated are for demonstration purposes only. Refer to this linkfor more details.

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  The PetaLinux source code and images provided/generated are for demonstration purposes only.
  Please refer to https://xilinx-wiki.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/A/pages/2741928025/Moving+from+PetaLinux+to+Production+Deployment
   for more details
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  PetaLinux environment set to '/proj/petalinux/2026.1/petalinux-v2026.1_05181045/tool/petalinux-v2026.1-final'
  WARNING: /bin/sh is not bash!
  bash is PetaLinux recommended shell. Please set your default shell to bash.
  [WARNING] The PetaLinux toolset is scheduled for deprecation in the 2026.2 release. Users are advised to adopt AMD EDF and its Yocto Project based workflows.
  [WARNING] The Microblaze BSP will be deprecated in version 26.1. PetaLinux Microblaze will be end-of-life in the 2026.2 release. Users are advised to transition to MB-V as the alternative.
  [INFO] Checking free disk space
  [INFO] Checking installed tools
  [INFO] Checking installed development libraries
  [INFO] Checking network and other services
  [WARNING] No tftp server found - please refer to "UG1144 2026.1 PetaLinux Tools Documentation Reference Guide" for its impact and solution

Figure 1. PetaLinux Deprecation Message

echo $PETALINUX

Example output: /opt/pkg/petalinux

Environment variable $PETALINUX should point to the installed PetaLinux path. Based on the PetaLinux installation path, the output can differ from this example.