--- title: Ubuntu 16.04 beta now available for LinuxONE and z Systems description: Ubuntu 16.04 is now available on IBM LinuxONE, System z12 and z13 providing an idea platform for developers using IoT applications. Ubuntu is the platform of choice for organisations running scale-out, next-generation workloads in the Cloud. Ubuntu dominates public cloud guest volume and production OpenStack deployments with up to 70% mar […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/technology-preview-of-ubuntu-server-now-available-for-linuxone?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 29 March 2016 # Ubuntu 16.04 beta now available for LinuxONE and z Systems [IBM](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ibm) [LinuxONE](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/linuxone) [z Systems](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/z-systems) --- Share the article Ubuntu 16.04 is now available on IBM LinuxONE, System z12 and z13 providing an idea platform for developers using IoT applications. Ubuntu is the platform of choice for organisations running scale-out, next-generation workloads in the Cloud. Ubuntu dominates public cloud guest volume and production OpenStack deployments with up to 70% market share. Global brands running Ubuntu at scale in the cloud include AT&T, Walmart, Deutsche Telecom, Bloomberg, Cisco and many others. IBM’s LinuxONE and the z Systems product lines are recognized as the most secure, most reliable, most available and most highly utilized server platforms hosting vast quantities of the world’s business critical data. Running Ubuntu on LinuxONE/Z providers an ideal platform for developers, who already use Ubuntu for IoT applications and other new workloads, as it provides the same operating system and tools on the backend as they are using on the edge. ## Download Ubuntu 16.04 beta for LinuxONE and z Systems In a joint partnership with IBM, Ubuntu will be bringing IBM’s LinuxONE and Systems z12 and newer product lines to the Cloud with the general availability of Ubuntu 16.04 on April 21st. In the meantime and **starting today**, we are pleased to invite IBM LinuxONE, System z12 and z13 customers to download and try out a technology preview beta of Ubuntu 16.04 on those platforms. Download Ubuntu 16.04 beta for LinuxONE now from [our Partner portal](http://partners.ubuntu.com/ibm). [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### IBM LinuxONE Emperor 4: Maximise the value of next generation IBM LinuxONE servers with Ubuntu 22.04.1](https://canonical.com/blog/ibm-linuxone-emperor-4-maximise-the-value-of-next-generation-ibm-linuxone-servers-with-ubuntu-22-04-1) IBM has today announced the next generation of its enterprise-grade Linux server family, IBM LinuxONE. The LinuxONE Emperor 4 is IBM’s most highly performing, secure,... [Frank Heimes](https://canonical.com/blog/author/fheimes) 13 September 2022 [### A decade of Ubuntu on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE](https://canonical.com/blog/a-decade-of-ubuntu-on-ibm-z-and-ibm-linuxone) This year we celebrate a decade of Ubuntu Server support on the s390x architecture: marking a long-standing collaboration between Canonical and IBM that began at LinuxCon 2015.... [Pedro Lazzarotto](https://canonical.com/blog/author/pedro-lazzarotto) 12 June 2026 [### IBM LinuxONE 5 and Ubuntu Server, a great combination from day one](https://canonical.com/blog/ibm-linuxone-emperor-5-ubuntu-server-integration) Today, IBM announced the launch of their latest server: the new IBM LinuxONE Emperor 5. This fifth generation redefines IBM’s LinuxONE system as their most secure and... [Frank Heimes](https://canonical.com/blog/author/fheimes) 6 May 2025 [### Achieving Performant Single-Tenant Cloud Isolation with IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers, Ubuntu Core, Snaps, and AMD Pensando Elba Data Processing Unit](https://canonical.com/blog/cloud-isolation-ibm-bare-metal-ubuntu-core) Discover how IBM Cloud’s bare metal servers offer highly confined and high-performing single-tenant cloud isolation through the use of Ubuntu Core and Snaps, supported by the... [Benjamin Ryzman](https://canonical.com/blog/author/benjaminryzman) 22 April 2024