Linux on Z and LinuxONE

Find information for your Linux® distribution on IBM Z® and IBM LinuxONE.

Video explainers about Linux on Z and LinuxONE
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Library overview
IBM® provides technical documentation with a consolidated view of z/Architecture® specific concepts, tool descriptions, and reference information for Linux on Z and LinuxONE.
Distributions
Find out which information is relevant to your distribution.
Administration and configuration
On Linux on Z and LinuxONE, you have to control devices that are connected through the mainframe-specific channel subsystem. Many of these devices are also specific to mainframe environments.
Virtualization
You can run Linux as a guest of a hypervisor.
Security
With Linux on Z and LinuxONE, you can create a secure environment that uses cryptographic hardware, write cryptographic applications, and tweak the performance of the environment.
Service, support, and troubleshooting
Prevent, analyze, and solve problems for Linux on Z and LinuxONE.
Performance
Find hints, tips, and best practices that help you to manage the performance of Linux on Z and LinuxONE.
Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE
Find information that IBM provides about Red Hat® OpenShift® on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE.