Downloading and installing

This page organises the pages related to downloading kernel and user-space components, and pages about installation on different systems.

Downloading the kernel

• Kernel build#Rebuilding kernel from sources - generic instructions on getting and compiling the kernel
• Kernel configuration - instructions on configuring the kernel source
• Kernel download structure - description of the whole OpenVZ download directory structure and versioning system

Debian specific

• Compiling the OpenVZ kernel (the Debian way) - using pre-packaged kernel source and openvz patch

RPM specific

• Quick installation - getting kernel and userspace tools on RPM based systems
• Kernel build#Rebuilding kernel from SRPM - getting and compiling the kernel from SRPMs

Bare Metal

• Bare Metal Installer - installing OpenVZ on an "empty" system (with no operating system) booting a DVD

Installation and setup

• Installation on Debian, Debian template creation
• Quick installation - getting kernel and userspace tools on RPM based systems
• Ubuntu template
• Known problems - with kernels and their solutions