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Red Hat Linux 7.2 for Itanium Red Hat is a major Linux distributor but at the time of writing this redbook, Red Hat did not have any product available for the Itanium 2 platform. The latest released version of Red Hat Linux for Itanium processors is 7.2, but that has now been discontinued. Red Hat is working on a new release of their Advanced Server that will be available on Itanium 2 platforms (which currently runs on IA-32 architectures only). For the latest information on Red Hat's plans and IBM's support plans, go to: http://www.redhat.com/software/itanium http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/compat/nos/redchat.html The UnitedLinux initiative In 2002, four of the companies that were developing different Linux distributions Conectiva, The SCO Group, SuSE and Turbolinux - announced that they will work together to build a unique base for a Linux distribution. The primary idea is to create a base system from which each company will develop their products, solutions, and services. The official definition of UnitedLinux, as found on their Web site is: "UnitedLinux is a standards-based, worldwide Linux solution targeted at the business user and developed by Conectiva, The SCO Group, SuSE, and Turbolinux. Designed to be an enterprise-class, industry-standard Linux operating system, UL provides a single stable, uniform platform for application development, certification, and deployment and allows Linux vendors, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), and Independent Hardware Vendors (IHVs) to support a single high-value Linux offering rather than many different versions". UnitedLinux attempts to offer enterprise-level solutions based on Linux, starting from a standard base that each distributor can freely adapt to the needs of its customers. UnitedLinux will also be based on all the Linux standards defined as of this date, such as the Linux Standard Base standard. The main advantage for customers is that they can work with any of UnitedLinux companies, with any of their products, and the base system, the configuration files, and the file locations will remain the same, at the same place and with the same properties. This is a main advantage for customers that use Linux, but do not have a unified distribution across their systems. For more information about the UnitedLinux initiative, go to: http://www.unitedlinux.com/en/info/faqs.html 102 IBM ^ xSeries 450 Planning and Installation Guide

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Red Hat Linux 7.2 for Itanium
Red Hat is a major Linux distributor but at the time of writing this redbook, Red
Hat did not have any product available for the Itanium 2 platform. The latest
released version of Red Hat Linux for Itanium processors is 7.2, but that has now
been discontinued.
Red Hat is working on a new release of their Advanced Server that will be
available on Itanium 2 platforms (which currently runs on IA-32 architectures
only). For the latest information on Red Hat’s plans and IBM’s support plans, go
to:
The UnitedLinux initiative
In 2002, four of the companies that were developing different Linux distributions -
Conectiva, The SCO Group, SuSE and Turbolinux - announced that they will
work together to build a unique base for a Linux distribution. The primary idea is
to create a base system from which each company will develop their products,
solutions, and services.
The official definition of UnitedLinux, as found on their Web site is:
”UnitedLinux is a standards-based, worldwide Linux solution targeted at the
business user and developed by Conectiva, The SCO Group, SuSE, and
Turbolinux. Designed to be an enterprise-class, industry-standard Linux
operating system, UL provides a single stable, uniform platform for application
development, certification, and deployment and allows Linux vendors,
Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), and Independent Hardware Vendors
(IHVs) to support a single high-value Linux offering rather than many different
versions”.
UnitedLinux attempts to offer enterprise-level solutions based on Linux, starting
from a standard base that each distributor can freely adapt to the needs of its
customers. UnitedLinux will also be based on all the Linux standards defined as
of this date, such as the Linux Standard Base standard. The main advantage for
customers is that they can work with any of UnitedLinux companies, with any of
their products, and the base system, the configuration files, and the file locations
will remain the same, at the same place and with the same properties. This is a
main advantage for customers that use Linux, but do not have a unified
distribution across their systems.
For more information about the UnitedLinux initiative, go to: