[GRLUG] Virtual OS in Linux

[Greg Folkert]

On Mon, 2008-12-08 at 15:22 -0500, Adam M. Erickson wrote:
> I have been running Virtual Box from Sun on Ubuntu for a few years now
> because it is easy for me to back up and run the virtual disk on any
> other Linux install.
> 
> Is there anything else that runs on Linux for ***free*** that could
> also be run from Linux that would help me advance my education and
> qualify me for a better job position someday? (getting laid off for a
> few weeks so I'll have a lot of time on my hands to work on this.)
> 
> Free being the key word. I have search some of the archives since I
> joined the GRLUG mailing list but most virtual discussions discussed
> products but not price.

Heck, I've never forgiven you for the RTF you sent to the list... but I
digress.

I've used and use:
     1. Virtual Box (Free)
     2. KEMU (Free)
     3. KVM (Free)
     4. OpenVZ (Free)
     5. XEN (currently developing a Grid based on Xen 32-bit host OS,
        hosting 64-bit OS guest)
     6. VMware Server (free version 1.0.x) for a setup of a cluster of
        webservers (32-bit OS and webservers)(also Free without support)

Each have some very good features and each has some detractors. But...
its upto you to do things with them. Actual (production) usage isn't for
the faint of heart and things need to be known.

Currently I actively use 1, 4, 5 and 6. I like them all for specific
uses.
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