Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE open source software report

Linux on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE use the s390x hardware architecture to run various Linux distributions, including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and Ubuntu. Tens of thousands of software packages are tested and distributed through these projects, and various community distributions.
↫ Elizabeth K. Joseph at the IBM community website

Various Linux distributions are available for the s390x architecture, but physical access to such hardware from IBM is, of course, relatively limited. As such, it’s great that IBM tests a variety of open source packages for Linux on s390x, and details the results. If you go to this table, you’ll find the detailed list of tested packages, which mostly focuses on development and enterprise software.

IBM also offers virtual machine access to s390x hardware, and you can get such access for free for 120 days, allowing you to test Red Hat, SUSE, and Ubuntu on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE. This could definitely make for a fun weekend project to mess around with.