This document provides the list of minimum supported Linux operating system levels while using IBM Java for Linux when it is not bundled with other IBM software products, when used in a stand-alone configuration, or when bundled with non IBM software products.
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Notes about these tables

X indicates that the IBM Java for Linux implementation is supported at the indicated Linux operating system distribution and versoin.

Overview
Supported Linux Distributions

IBM Java 8.0

Hardware x86 POWER z Systems
SDK address space 32-bit 64-bit 32-bit 64-bit 31-bit 64-bit
SLES 12 GA X X X X X
SLES 11 service pack 1 X X X X X X
Red Hat EL 6 X X X X X X
Red Hat EL 7 X X X X X X
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS X X
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS X X X X

IBM Java 7.1

Hardware x86 POWER z Systems
SDK address space 32-bit 64-bit 32-bit 64-bit 31-bit 64-bit
SLES 12 GA X X X X X
SLES 11 service pack 3 X X X X X X
Red Hat EL 6 Update 5 X X X X X X
Red Hat EL 7 GA X X X X X X
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS X X
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS X X
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS X X X

IBM Java 7.0

Hardware x86 POWER z Systems
SDK address space 32-bit 64-bit 32-bit 64-bit 31-bit 64-bit
Asianux 3.0 X
SLES 10 service pack 4 X X X X X X
SLES 11 service pack 1 X X X X X X
SLES 12 GA X X X X
Red Hat EL 5 Update 7 X X X X X X
Red Hat EL 6 Update 1 X X X X X X
Red Hat EL 7 GA X X X X X X
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS X X
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS X X

IBM Java 6.0

Hardware IA32 32-bit AMD64/EM64T 64-bit POWER 64-bit System z 31-bit System z 64-bit
SDK address space 32-bit 32-bit 64-bit 32-bit 64-bit 31-bit 31-bit 64-bit
SLES 9 X X X X X X X X
Novell Linux Desktop 9 X
SLES 10 /SLED 10 X X X X X X X X
SLES 11 X X X X X X X
Red Hat EL 4 X X X X X X X X
Red Hat EL 5 X X X X X X X X
Red Hat EL 6 X X X X X X X X

IBM Java 5.0

Hardware IA32 32-bit AMD64/EM64T 64-bit POWER 64-bit System z 31-bit System z 64-bit
SDK address space 32-bit 32-bit 64-bit 32-bit 64-bit 31-bit 31-bit 64-bit
SLES 9 X X X X X X X X
Novell Linux Desktop 9 X
SLES 10 /SLED 10 X X X X X X X X
SLES 11 X X X X X X X
Red Hat EL 3 X X X X X X X X
Red Hat EL 4 X X X X X X X X
Red Hat EL 5 X X X X X X X X
Red Hat EL 6 X X X X X X X X

IBM Java 1.4.2

Hardware IA32 32-bit AMD64/EM64T 64-bit POWER 64-bit System z 31-bit System z 64-bit
SDK address space 32-bit 32-bit 64-bit 32-bit 64-bit 31-bit 31-bit 64-bit
SLES 7 X
United Linux 1.0 (SLES 8) X X X X X X X
SLES 9 X X X X X X X X
SLES 10 /SLED 10 X X X X X X X X
SLES 11 X X X X X X X
Red Hat EL 2.1 X
Red Hat EL 3 X X X X X X X X
Red Hat EL 4 X X X X X X X X
Red Hat EL 5 X X X X X X X X

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Document Type: Description
Content Type: Reference
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Author(s): Vidya Makineedi
Reviewer(s): Roger Leuckie
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