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Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE Open Source Software Report: July 2024

Open Source for IBM Z and LinuxONE|Elizabeth K. Joseph|Aug 23, 2024

  

Linux on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE use the s390x hardware architecture, so for some applications a little work sometimes has to be done so they compile and run as expected. This work is often done as a collaboration between the open source projects themselves and a team at IBM that helps with validation that the software is working as expected. This effort is an on going collaboration with every release of the software needing to be validated.


For the month of July 2024, the team worked to also validate the latest versions of the following:

  • Apache Camel
  • Apache Cassandra
  • Apache HTTP Server
  • Apache Kafka
  • Apache Tomcat
  • Bazel
  • Cruise Control
  • etcd
  • Falco
  • Jenkins
  • Librdkafka
  • Logstash
  • MongoDB Driver - C
  • MongoDB Driver - CXX
  • MongoDB Driver - Java
  • MongoDB Driver - Ruby
  • Neo4j
  • NGINX Ingress Controller
  • OPA
  • Openresty
  • PHP
  • PM2
  • Python
  • R
  • Ruby
  • SonarQube
  • Spire
  • Strimzi Kafka Operator
  • Sysdig
  • Terraform
  • XMLSec
  • Zabbix Agent
  • Zabbix Server

The full list of validated software to date is available here: https://www.ibm.com/community/z/open-source-software/

In the broader open source community we also saw support and CI tests for the s390x architecture added in the bootc project. The Kueue project also had ci tests added for continued support of the platform.

Looking for open source software that's not maintained by this team? Visit the Open Mainframe Project Software Discovery Tool to search for what you're looking for across a number Linux distributions.

Are you a developer for an open source project interested in seeing your application made available to users on Linux on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE? Your first stop should be the IBM LinuxONE Community Cloud where you can sign up for a free virtual machine for 120 days where you can see how your application runs, and discover for yourself what you may need to change to get it to run well on Linux on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE.

If you wish to have permanent virtual machines for development, testing, or to add to your CI system, you can fill out this form to apply for resources for your project.