Linux distros that work with IBM POWER8

Good news for any Linux ISV’s – IBM’s new Power8 CPU supports the following Linux distros:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, any subsequent updates (big endian)1
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, any subsequent updates (little endian)1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, any subsequent service packs (little endian)2
• Ubuntu 14.04, any subsequent updates (little endian)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6, any subsequent updates (big endian)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5, any subsequent updates (big endian)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3, any subsequent service packs (big endian)