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Sun Microsystems

The combination of Ubuntu and Sun Microsystems hardware offers a knock-out combination. The power, flexibility and portability of Linux with the outstanding engineering you expect from Sun.

Certified Systems

Canonical offers full commercial support for Ubuntu Linux on all of the Ubuntu certified Sun Microsystems hardware listed below.

The following servers and workstations are certified to run Ubuntu Linux and customers can choose to purchase commercial support from Canonical.

Read our factsheet about Ubuntu on Sun Fire CoolThreads Servers (259k)

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.

Downloads

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS for both UltraSPARC and AMD Opteron based systems and future updates are free. You can download cd-install images from :

*Note: For T2000rev2 Ubuntu 6.10 or newer should be used (see install guide)

Downloads

Ubuntu 7.04 for both UltraSPARC and AMD Opteron based systems and future updates are free. You can download cd-install images from :

*Note: For T2000rev2 Ubuntu 6.10 or newer should be used (see install guide)

Purchasing Support

Five year support for Ubuntu 6.06 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 to support@canonical.com

Java Technology

With the help of Ubuntu and other members of the GNU/Linux community Sun has rewritten its distribution license for the Java Development Kit (JDK) and the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Java Stack included in Ubuntu 7.04

With the release of Ubuntu 7.04 the complete Java stack and tools are now available to the GNU/Linux community in one place.

  • This is the first time that an entire, production quality Java stack with tooling is being 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 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.

Included in the Multiverse for Ubuntu 7.04 are the latest Sun supported and fully released versions of the following:

  • Java SE (JDK 6) - The core "engine" of the Java platform. JDK 6 is Sun's implementation of the latest Java SE platform

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  • NetBeans IDE 5.5 - the latest release from the free and open source NetBeans community

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  • Java DB 10.2 - Sun's supported distribution of the Apache Derby database

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. Will Sun provide support services for the Ubuntu GNU/Linux release?

Support services will be handled either by Canonical, in the case of commercial support, or the Ubuntu community.

2. Will Sun ship its systems with Ubuntu installed or as an option?

While the Ubuntu release will make it easy for customers to install Linux on its UltraSPARC T1 and x64-based systems, these systems presently ship with only the Solaris10 OS pre-installed.

3. Will Canonical and Sun be supporting Ubuntu on other Sun Hardware?

Stay tuned for more.

4. Does Ubuntu take advantage of the multi-threading capabilities of the UltraSPARC T1 processor?

Yes, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS leverages the capacity of the UltraSPARC T1 processor to run on multiple threads, delivering breakthrough performance for many types of processing.

5. Did the Ubuntu project use OpenSPARC to make the UltraSPARC port happen?

Absolutely. Thanks to the OpenSPARC project, and availability of the UltraSPARC source code, Canonical was able to greatly accelerate their port. As a member of the OpenSPARC community Canonical had access to the T1 design and hypervisor specification allowing Ubuntu developers to take advantage of the world's first 64bit 32 thread microprocessor.