Ubuntu (8.04) and OpenVZ
Posted by on April 24, 2008
A new version of Ubuntu ( Hardy Heron / 8.04 ) is now available. To my great surprise I noticed that there’s an OpenVZ-kernel included in the universe-repository. Considering OpenVZ being my favorite approach on server virtualization, this is really good news.
Seems as if Ubuntu’s OpenVZ-support is still somewhat experimental thought. One thing is the lack of polish; such as /etc/sysctl.conf not being automatically updated, the absence of a downloadable template, etc. Then there’s the slightly bigger issue of my test computer not even booting of the provided OpenVZ-kernel. (Bug #210672)
The alternative, to those of us who live in the world of apt and deb, is to run Debian together with the external debian.systs.org-repository. While I generally prefer not to rely on third party repositories, this one has been around for a while now and seems quite reliable.
Anyhow, I’m really looking forward to see Ubuntu’s OpenVZ support improving. Perhaps I won’t use OpenVZ with current version of Ubuntu, but it’s most definitely something I’ll enjoy in future versions.
