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Partners

Sun Microsystems

Canonical offers full commercial support for Ubuntu Linux on all of the certified Sun Microsystems platforms listed below. Additionally, with the release of Ubuntu 8.04LTS, Ubuntu Linux includes a fully Free software implementation of Sun's JDK for the Java SE 6 platform

Sun Systems

Sun Systems Certified on Ubuntu

Latest Additions:

Sun Fire X4150

SunFire x4150

Sun Fire X2200 M2

SunFire x2200 m2

 


x86 based servers 8.04LTS
 		7.10
 		7.04
 		6.06LTS
Sun Fire X4150 Server (Intel) certified      
Sun Fire X2200 M2 Server (AMD) certified      
Sun Fire X2100 M2 Server (AMD)
 certified      
Sun Fire X4100 server (AMD) certified
certified certified certified


x86 based workstations 8.04LTS
 		7.10
 		7.04
 		6.06LTS
Sun Ultra 24 Workstation (Intel) certified certified    
Sun Ultra 20 Workstation (AMD) compatible certified certified certified
Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation (AMD) compatible certified    
Sun Ultra 40 Workstation (AMD) compatible     certified


UltraSPARC based servers 7.10 7.04
 		6.06LTS
Sun SPARC Enterprise T5210 server certified    
Sun SPARC Enterprise T5220 server certified    
Sun Fire T1000 server* certified certified certified
Sun Fire T2000 server* certified certified  
* Read our factsheet about Ubuntu on Sun Fire T1 CoolThreads Servers (259k)

Downloads

Ubuntu releases for AMD Opteron, Intel and UltraSPARC based systems and future updates are free. You can download cd-install images from the Ubuntu download page.

Installation Guidance

As well as community discussion about installation, customers with support contracts can use their Canonical engineer to help with any configuration and installation queries.

Purchasing Support

Five year support for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS edition on servers allows you to select Ubuntu in confidence and plan for the required testing, migration and deployment of complex software stacks.

Global 24hr support is available from Canonical, the lead sponsor of the Ubuntu project. With a world-class engineering team and an absolute focus on excellence, Canonical is a partner you can depend on.

Please see Commercial Support for more details, new business inquiries should be sent through the support request form.

 

Sun Software

Java Technology Stack included in Ubuntu

With Ubuntu 8.04LTS, Ubuntu Linux includes a fully Free software implementation of Sun's JDK for the Java SE 6 platform.

Java Technology Stack Component
 Ubuntu 8.04LTS
 Ubuntu 7.10 - Multiverse
 Ubuntu 7.04 - Multiverse
Java Developer Kit (JDK) (support) Universe: based on OpenJDK 6
Multiverse: 6u6 		6u3
6
NetBeans IDE (support) Universe: 6.0.1
 5.5.1 v1
 5.5, 5.5.1*
GlassFish (support) Multiverse: v2u1
v1
 v1
Java DB (support) Multiverse: 10.3
10.2.2
 10.2

*in backport

The Stack

  • Java Development Kit (JDK) - The core "engine" of the Java platform. JDK 6 is Sun's implementation of the latest Java SE platform.
    • Ubuntu's Universe implementation is based on the OpenJDK 6 code base, which is a Free software implementation of Sun's JDK for the Java SE 6 platform.
  • GlassFish - the open source Java EE 5 implementation
  • NetBeans IDE - the latest release from the free and open source NetBeans community
  • Java DB - Sun's supported distribution of the Apache Derby database

 

Background

With the release of Ubuntu 7.04 last year, the complete Java technology stack and tools became available to the GNU/Linux community in one place.

  • This was the first time that an entire, production quality Java technology stack with tooling was included in an open source GNU/Linux distribution, greatly simplifying the process for Linux developers and users to access Java technology.
  • Available to the GNU/Linux community in an optimized package, the Java technology stack enables developers to address new markets and will act as an engine of innovation for the next generation of applications built on the wildly popular Ubuntu distribution.