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5.1 Overview of WebSphere Portal installation on Linux
WebSphere Portal V5.0 installation supports the following distributions of Linux:
Linux Intel:
– SUSE Linux for Intel (x86) 7.3 2.4 Kernel
– SUSE SLES for Intel (x86) 7 2.4 Kernel, IA32 only
– SUSE SLES for Intel (x86) 8 2.4 Kernel.
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS for Intel (x86) 2.1
– Red Hat Linux for Intel (x86) 8.0 2.4 Kernel, 32-bit mode support only
Linux zSeries:
– SUSE SLES for s/390 7 2.4 Kernel, supported by WebSphere Portal
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Figure 5-1 on page 182 illustrates the possible software candidates for the
browser, Web server, application server, LDAP and database for installation and
configuration of WebSphere P