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'''Ubuntu JeOS''', (pronounced "juice"), is an official derivative of ]. It is described as "an efficient variant configured specifically for ]s".<ref>https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2007-November/000106.html</ref> It is a concept for what an operating system should look like in the context of a virtual appliance.<ref>http://blogs.vmware.com/console/2007/07/get-juiced.html</ref> ] stands for "Just enough ]." '''Ubuntu JeOS''', (pronounced "juice"), is an official derivative of ]. It is described as "an efficient variant configured specifically for ]s".<ref>https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2007-November/000106.html</ref> It is a concept for what an operating system should look like in the context of a virtual appliance.<ref>http://blogs.vmware.com/console/2007/07/get-juiced.html</ref> ] stands for "Just enough ]."


Its first release was Ubuntu JeOS 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon), and the latest release is 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) as an option of the standard Ubuntu Server Edition.<ref>http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-8.10-server</ref> In 9.04 it is again bundled with the Server Edition. Its first release was Ubuntu JeOS 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon), and since the release of Ubuntu 8.10 it has been included as an option as part of the standard Ubuntu Server Edition.<ref>http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-8.10-server</ref>


==Supported platforms== ==Supported platforms==
The current version of JeOS is optimized for virtualization technologies by ] and the Linux ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition/jeos|title=Ubuntu Server Edition JeOS|accessdate=2008-07-31}}</ref> The current version of JeOS is optimized for virtualisation technologies by ] and the Linux ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition/jeos|title=Ubuntu Server Edition JeOS|accessdate=2008-07-31}}</ref>


==Specifications== ==Specifications==
Specifications for version 8.10{{Clarify|date=August 2009}} include: Specifications for version 8.10 {{Clarify|date=August 2009}} and above include:
* 99 MiB ISO image * Part of the standard Ubuntu Server ISO image
* Less than 380MB installed footprint
* Linux 2.6.22 (7.10), 2.6.24 (8.04) or 2.6.27 (8.10)
* Specialised server Kernel (-virtual)
* Optimized for VMWare ESX, VMWare Server
* Optimised for VMWare ESX, VMWare Server and ]
* Intel or AMD x86 architecture * Intel or AMD x86 architecture
* Minimum memory 128 MiB * Minimum memory 128 MiB

Revision as of 12:54, 5 December 2009

Operating system
Ubuntu JeOS
Ubuntu JeOS 8.04
DeveloperCanonical Ltd./Ubuntu Foundation
OS familyUnix-like
Working stateCurrent
Source modelFree and open source software
Latest release9.10 (Karmic Koala) / April 23, 2009 (2009-04-23)
Available inMultilingual
Platformsi386
Kernel typeMonolithic Linux kernel
Default
user interface		Command-line only, GUIs available through repository
LicenseMainly the GNU GPL / Various others
Official websiteUbuntu 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". It is a concept for what an operating system should look like in the context of a virtual appliance. JeOS stands for "Just enough operating system."

Its first release was Ubuntu JeOS 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon), and since the release of Ubuntu 8.10 it has been included as an option as part of the standard Ubuntu Server Edition.

Supported platforms

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

Specifications

Specifications for version 8.10 and above include:

  • Part of the standard Ubuntu Server ISO image
  • Less than 380MB installed footprint
  • Specialised server Kernel (-virtual)
  • Optimised for VMWare ESX, VMWare Server and KVM
  • Intel or AMD x86 architecture
  • Minimum memory 128 MiB
  • No graphical environment preloaded as it is aimed at server virtual appliances

See also

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. http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-8.10-server
  4. "Ubuntu Server Edition JeOS". Retrieved 2008-07-31.

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