20.1. Linux distributions for the mainframe

At the time of writing, there were three distributions available for Linux on the mainframe from distributors Red Hat, SuSE, and Turbolinux, as shown in Table 20-1.

Table 20-1. Mainframe Linux distributions
DistributorVersionWeb site
Red Hat, Inc.

  • Red Hat Linux 7.1 for zSeries (64-bit)

  • Red Hat Linux 7.2 for S/390 (31-bit)

http://www.redhat.com/
SuSE Linux AG

  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 7 for S/390 and zSeries (31-bit)

  • SLES 7 for IBM zSeries (64-bit)

  • SLES 8 powered by UnitedLinux

http://www.suse.com/
Turbolinux, Inc.Turbolinux 6.5 for zSeries and S/390http://www.turbolinux.com/

In May 2002, Connectiva S. A., the SCO group, SuSE Linux AG, and Turbolinux, Inc., created an initiative called UnitedLinux. This ...

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