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Proposed Linux distributions to test with reasons for choice

These 3 or 4 should be sufficient to cover changes to the top 10 Linux distributions.

Github Ubuntu-latest (24.04)

  • Ubuntu is the available Linux for github runners
  • Ubuntu is based on Debian, and is also the basis for Linux Mint, Pop!_OS, Zorin OS and elementary OS.

Fedora 42

  • Cutting edge open-source technology
  • Sponsored by Red Hat
  • CentOS Stream / Rocky Linux / AlmaLinux are Red Hat compatible.
  • LLNL, NCSA and Sandia machines are running Red Hat Enterprise Linux, but Fedora has the latest changes.

OpenSUSE (15.6) Tumbleweed

  • Running SLES 1on Perlmutter at NERSC and Frontier at ORNL
  • Like Fedora, OpenSUSE should have latest changes

Arch Linux 2025.08.01

  • Linux kernel 6.15.8; Docker image available
  • Basis for Manjaro and EndeavourOS
  • Do we need this?

HPC machines tested

  • LLNL: Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 8.10 (Ootpa) for all but Lassen
    • Corona: Linux 4.18.0-553.63.1.1toss.t4.x86_64``
    • Dane: * * Linux 4.18.0-553.63.1.1toss.t4.x86_64``
    • Lassen: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.9 (Maipo)``
      • Linux 4.14.0-115.35.1.3chaos.ch6a.ppc64le``
    • Tuolumne: Linux 4.18.0-553.63.1.1toss.t4.x86_64``
  • NCSA
    • delta: Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 8.8 (Ootpa)
      • Linux 4.18.0-477.95.1.el8_8.x86_64
  • NERSC
    • Perlmutter: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
      • Linux 5.14.21-150500.55.97_13.0.78-cray_shasta_c
  • ORNL
    • Frontier: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
      • Linux 5.14.21-150500.55.97_13.0.78-cray_shasta_c
  • Sandia
    • Attaway/Eclipse: Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 8.10 (Ootpa)
      • Linux 4.18.0-553.53.1.1toss.t4.x86_64
    • Vortex: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.9 (Maipo)
      • Linux 4.14.0-115.35.1.3chaos.ch6a.ppc64le

Additional testing for EED-3

HDF-EOS5

See [1] from source distribution.

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)
Linux (Redhat/Centos)
Mac OSX
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* Finding/Installing packages using MacPorts

OPeNDAP Hyrax

See [2]

Rocky-8 macOS

netCDF

See [3]

AIX HPUX IRIX, IRIX64 Linux MacOS X Solaris Windows (some versions, see below)

Community Driven (forums, help desk, emails, etc.)

See [4].

References

  1. doc/README
  2. https://github.com/OPENDAP/bes/commit/ac0b8745b09a6c66956c0049a897a0f2938a2eff
  3. https://docs.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf-c/current/faq.html
  4. https://github.com/hdfeos/hdf5/blob/develop/WATCHME.md
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