JeOS, pronounced juice,
is a slimmed-down version of
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server that is designed to fit the needs of a particular application.
JeOS runs only in virtualized environments and provides exactly
the functionality, resources and components that
the application requires and nothing else. The result is a lightweight
VM Guest system that is prepared for a specific task. Compared to a full
installation, it is more efficient, higher performing and better secured.
JeOS is delivered preinstalled on a 2 GB sparse file that uses about 300 MB on harddisk.
Unlike special embedded linux solutions, JeOS can be extended to provide any functionality that is provided by SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems.
To get JeOS up and running as a virtual machine, it is sufficient to modify the delivered Xen configuration file to point at the disk image and provide network access.