Ubuntu JeOS

Ubuntu JeOS 8.04
Company / developer Canonical Ltd./Ubuntu Foundation
OS family Unix-like
Working state Current
Source model free / open source software
Latest stable release 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) / October 27, 2008
Available language(s) Multilingual
Supported platforms i386
Kernel type Monolithic kernel
Default user interface Command-line only, GUIs available through repository
License Various
Website Ubuntu JeOS official website

Ubuntu JeOS, (pronounced "juice"), is an official derivative of Ubuntu. It is described as "an efficient variant [...] configured specifically for virtual appliances".[1]

Its first release was Ubuntu JeOS 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon), and the latest release is 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex). It is a concept for what an operating system should look like in the context of a virtual appliance. [2]

Specifications:

  • 99 MiB ISO image
  • Linux 2.6.22 (7.10), 2.6.24 (8.04) or 2.6.27 (8.10)
  • Optimized for VMWare ESX, VMWare Server
  • Intel or AMD x86 architecture
  • Minimum memory 128 MiB
  • No graphical environment preloaded as it is aimed at server virtual appliances

Contents

[edit] Supported platforms

The current version of JeOS is optimized for virtualization technologies by VMware, Inc. and the Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine [3].

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2007-November/000106.html
  2. ^ http://blogs.vmware.com/console/2007/07/get-juiced.html
  3. ^ "Ubuntu Server Edition JeOS". Retrieved on 2008-07-31.

[edit] External links

 This Linux-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
v â€¢ d â€¢ e
Ubuntu
History and people
Partner Projects
External
Fluxbuntu Â· Freespire Â· gOS Â· gNewSense Â· Gnoppix Â· Guadalinex Â· Impi Linux Â· Linux Mint Â· Molinux Â· Mythbuntu Â· Nexenta OS Â· nUbuntu Â· Symphony OS Â· TurnKey Linux Â· more…
Software and support
Related
Related Software
deb format Â· dpkg Â· APT Â· aptitude Â· debconf package Â· dash