Thanks for the info.. I have an ubunto box setup, I will try it out on there.. <br><br>-Steve<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Troy Arnold <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:troy@zenux.net">troy@zenux.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 11:35:43AM -0700, Steve Johnson wrote:<br>
> Hey nblugger's :),<br>
><br>
> I was thinking about dedicating one of my spare boxes as a virtual server,<br>
> in that I mean I want it to run a very lightweight OS (linux I hope) and<br>
> then all it does is manage a bunch of virtual servers.. .Is there a linux<br>
> distro setup to do this? I would need to be able to run pretty much any os<br>
> as a virtual box.. Anyone ever done this?<br>
<br>
</div></div>You don't need a specialized distro. Virtualization is pretty much all<br>
about the kernel these days. Like any lightweight Linux box, just don't<br>
install services you don't need.<br>
<br>
For dead simple:<br>
Install your OS of choice<br>
aptitude|yum install virtualbox-ose<br>
pointy clicky your way to new vm's (guests)<br>
<br>
For free(er) speech and the future of hotness, look into kvm and libvirt.<br>
<br>
If you have specific/interactive questions, there are still a few of us<br>
idling away on #nblug.<br>
<br>
p.s. Welcome to the party :)<br>
<br>
-t<br>
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