The table in this article outlines the operating systems that are certified to run the Cortex player. The rows represent individual operating systems and the columns include which applications are supported on that operating system (OS), limitations of the operating system, and certain settings that need to be enabled or disabled for optimal performance. View the following section to learn more about our recommendations.
Recommendations
Hardware
We recommend ASUS NUC Mini PCs with Windows or Ubuntu (Linux). You can reach out to Vistar for details of vendors who have provided other partners with NUCs with Windows, or Linux imaged with the Cortex Player.
Note: We don't support ARM-based hardware.
Operating system
We recommend Linux imaged with Cortex.
Note that you can use Linux without the Cortex image if:
- You or your development team are proficient in working with the Linux operating system.
- You have remote access to your devices.
- You can manage your devices.
Otherwise, we recommend Windows.
Note: Additionally, you can view the System Requirements article based on your operating system.
| Vistar Media UAS application | Custom applications | Limitations | Special Instructions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 (home edition) | Y | Y | - | Settings |
| Windows 10 IoT | Y | Y | - | Settings |
| Linux (Ubuntu) | Y | Y | No hardware acceleration. | If AOPEN: Device should be imaged |
| WebOS 4.0 | Y | N | Known hardware issues for all webOS devices. | |
| WebOS 4.1 | Y | N | Known hardware issues for all webOS devices. | |
| WebOS 6.0 | Y | N | Known hardware issues for all webOS devices. |
Legacy Operating System Compatibility
If you're running a previously supported operating system, don't deploy or upgrade your device beyond the maximum compatible Player version listed below.
| Operating System | Maximum Compatible Player Version |
| Windows 7 | 2.58.5 and earlier |
| Ubuntu 16 | 4.0.7 and earlier |
| Ubuntu 18 | 4.0.7 and earlier |
| Debian 10 | 4.0.7 and earlier |