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s390-tools


S/390 tools like zipl and dasdfmt for s390x (plus selected tools for x86_64)


System/Kernel

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:

  • s390x

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

  • x86_64

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'


License: MIT
URL: https://github.com/ibm-s390-tools/s390-tools

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Releases

Package Version Update ID Released Package Hub Version Platforms Subpackages
2.38.0-160000.3.2 info GA Release 2025-08-25 16.0
  • s390x
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