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How to Develop Virtual Appliances Using Ubuntu JeOS

Ubuntu JeOS (pronounced” juice”) is an efficient variant of the Ubuntu Server operating system, configured specifically for virtual appliances. Soren Hansen and Nick Barcet discuss how to use JeOS to create your own virtual appliance to help distribute your applications.

Virtual appliances are an effective and convenient way to distribute applications, whether it’s an open source application stack or a commercial product. Users and customers can simply fire up the virtual machine and start using the application, without having to deal with the installation and configuration that goes along with it.

Ubuntu JeOS (pronounced” juice”) is an efficient variant of the Ubuntu Server operating system, configured specifically for virtual appliances. JeOS is a specialized installation of Ubuntu Server Edition with a tuned kernel that only contains the base elements needed to run within a virtualized environment.

Ubuntu JeOS has been tuned to take advantage of key performance technologies in the latest virtualization products from VMware. The combination of reduced size and optimized performance ensures that Ubuntu JeOS Edition delivers a highly efficient use of server resources in large virtual deployments.

Without unnecessary drivers, and only the minimal required packages, ISVs…

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