This package contains the tools (s390x, x86_64) needed to use Linux on IBM z Systems and exploit many of the various capabilities of the hardware or z/VM. For example:
dasdfmt - low-level format tool for ECKD DASD fdasd - partitions ECKD DASDs with z/OS compatible disk layout zipl - boot loader and dump DASD initializer zgetdump - tool to get linux system dumps from DASD
pvimg - create a protected virtualization image (genprotimg) pvattest - create, perform, and verify protected virtualization attestation measurements pvsecret - manage secrets for IBM Secure Execution guests.
Warning: There is an auxiliary data package - s390-tools-genprotimg-data. To install s390-tools properly, please use: 'sudo zypper install s390-tools s390-tools-genprotimg-data'
| Package Version | Update ID | Released | Package Hub Version | Platforms | Subpackages |
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| 2.38.0-160000.3.2 info | GA Release | 2025-08-25 | 16.0 |
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