Ubuntu JeOS

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Ubuntu JeOS
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Ubuntu JeOS 8.04
Developer Canonical Ltd./Ubuntu Foundation
OS family Linux (Unix-like)
Working stateEnd of life as separate OS
Source model Open source
Latest release Part of Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) / October 18, 2012 (2012-10-18)
Available inMultilingual
Update method APT
Package manager dpkg
Supported platforms IA-32, x86-64, LPIA, SPARC, PowerPC, ARM, IA-64
Kernel type Monolithic (Linux kernel)
Default
user interface 		Command-line only, GUIs available through repository
License Free software licenses
(mainly GPL)
Official website Ubuntu JeOS official website

Ubuntu JeOS (pronounced "juice") is a discontinued variant of Ubuntu that is described as "an efficient variant ... configured specifically for virtual appliances." [1] [2] It is a concept for what an operating system should look like in the context of a virtual appliance. [3] JeOS stands for "Just enough Operating System." JeOS has been replaced by Ubuntu Core, which is now an officially supported minimal variant of Ubuntu.

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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. [4]

Supported platforms

The latest version of JeOS is optimized for virtualization technologies by VMware, Inc. and the Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine. [5]

Specifications

Specifications for version 8.10 and above include: [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ubuntu JeOS 7.10 released". 15 November 2007.
  2. ↑ "Ubuntu 10.04 Server Guide". Archived from the original on 2011-05-15.
  3. ↑ "Get Juiced! | The Console Blog - VMware Blogs". Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Ubuntu 8.10 Server Edition delivers significant new features to innovative user base | Ubuntu". Archived from the original on 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  5. 1 2 "Ubuntu Server Edition JeOS" . Retrieved 2010-04-26.


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