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You can use latest RHEL6-based kernel builds on your Debian or Ubuntu machine. Here's how.
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You can use the latest RHEL6-based kernel builds on your Debian 6.0 machine. Here's how.
  
 
== Installation ==
 
== Installation ==
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1. Get the latest kernel from either [[Download/kernel/rhel6-testing]] or [[Download/kernel/rhel6]]. You need <code>vzkernel</code> and <code>vzkernel-devel</code> packages only, with the <code>-devel</code> being optional.
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1. Get the latest kernel and utils from [[Download/kernel/rhel6]] and [[Download/utils]]. You need  
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* vzkernel
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* vzkernel-devel
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* vzctl
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* vzctl-lib
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* vzquota
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<code>vzkernel-devel</code> is optional.
  
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2. Install fakeroot and alien:
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2. Install fakeroot and alien.
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  apt-get install alien fakeroot
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  apt-get install fakeroot alien
  
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3. Convert these two rpms to debs using alien. This is
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3. Convert all the RPMs to debs using alien.
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  fakeroot alien --to-deb --scripts --keep-version vzkernel-*.rpm
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  fakeroot alien --to-deb --scripts --keep-version vz*.rpm
  
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4. Install debs as usual. Reboot. Enjoy.
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4. Install debs.
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  dpkg -i vzkernel*.deb
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  dpkg -i vz*.deb
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5. Modify <code>/boot/grub/menu.lst</code>. See “configuring the bootloader” of [[Quick installation]].
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6. Edit <code>/etc/sysctl.conf</code>. See “sysctl” of [[Quick installation]].
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7. Make OpenVZ boots automatically.
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update-rc.d vz defaults
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8. Reboot.
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reboot
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9. Follow the [[Quick installation]] from “installing OS template caches”.
  
 
[[Category: HOWTO]]
 
[[Category: HOWTO]]

Revision as of 09:08, 5 February 2012

You can use the latest RHEL6-based kernel builds on your Debian 6.0 machine. Here's how.

Installation

1. Get the latest kernel and utils from Download/kernel/rhel6 and Download/utils. You need

  • vzkernel
  • vzkernel-devel
  • vzctl
  • vzctl-lib
  • vzquota

vzkernel-devel is optional.

2. Install fakeroot and alien. 

apt-get install fakeroot alien

3. Convert all the RPMs to debs using alien. 

fakeroot alien --to-deb --scripts --keep-version vz*.rpm

4. Install debs. 

dpkg -i vz*.deb

5. Modify /boot/grub/menu.lst. See “configuring the bootloader” of Quick installation.

6. Edit /etc/sysctl.conf. See “sysctl” of Quick installation.

7. Make OpenVZ boots automatically. 

update-rc.d vz defaults

8. Reboot. 

reboot

9. Follow the Quick installation from “installing OS template caches”.

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