Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) is Sun Microsystem's newest operating system, aimed for the low-cost corporate desktop market. Despite the name, it is not a Java-based operating system. It is actually a SuSE-based Linux distribution.

The goal of JDS is to provide a system familiar to the average computer user with a full suite of office productivity software such as email, calendaring, office suite, a web browser, and instant messaging.

Java Desktop System comes with the following out of the box:

• Java 1.4.2
• GNOME 2.2 (using the Blueprint theme)
• StarOffice 7.0
• Mozilla 1.4
• Evolution 1.4
• MP3 and CD player
• Java Media Player (uses the Java Media Framework)
• RealPlayer