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Ubuntu JeOS

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OS family
  
Unix-like

Available in
  
Multilingual

Source model
  
Open source

Ubuntu JeOS

Developer
  
Canonical Ltd./Ubuntu Foundation

Working state
  
End of life as separate OS

Latest release
  
Part of Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) / October 18, 2012 (2012-10-18)

Ubuntu JeOS (pronounced "juice") was a variant of Ubuntu that 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."

Contents

Its first release was Ubuntu JeOS 7.10, 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 latest version of JeOS is optimized for virtualization 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 380 MB installed footprint
  • Specialized server kernel
  • Intended for VMware ESX, VMware Server, libvirt and KVM
  • 128 MB minimum memory
  • No graphical environment preloaded

    • References

    Ubuntu JeOS Wikipedia
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