When is DCS going to support linux?

We support redhat linux now, if you buy the right hardware. Don't just go buy something and assume we'll support it!

Please send questions or comments (with regard to anything in this document) to DCS.

Supported Hardware

We support redhat linux 4.2, 5.1 and 5.2 on intel (not 6.0, not 6.1). You should only get hardware that runs 5.2 at this time. When you purchase hardware for linux that is to be under DCS' support, we want you to do one of three things:
1. Buy a machine certified for use with redhat 5.2, listed here. Don't get something that only works with 6.0, make sure it'll run 5.2.
2. Buy a machine from a linux vendor, who'll iron out the hardware compatibility issues for you, and put their name behind it working well. There's a decent list of them here. They're going to tend to want to sell you something that only runs a more recent version of redhat - you must insist they stick to 5.2, and 5.2 that runs without custom drivers as well.
3. This option is same as #2 above, except it's ok if they give you a 5.2 system that requires custom drivers, so long as they also give you appropriate boot disks for reinstalling the system when the time comes. Reinstalls may seem far off, but 2 to 3 years flies by pretty quickly, usually. If you go this route, we want to make a copy of the boot disk, so we aren't sunk if the floppy gets lost or develops a bad block.

Click here to read gory detail about why we've had to say "Sorry, we don't support anything more recent than Redhat 5.2 at this time."

---