OpenVZ is now a part of Debian Etch repository. The packages are 'vzctl' and 'vzquota'.

a A Debian OpenVZ kernel repository is online, for direct access http://download.openvz.org/kernel/debian/etch/

update Update package lists

list List downloadable OpenVZ linux-images

install Install a kernel

Choose a linux-image (version 028stab035.1) :

Unpack the kernel-source:

Now you can apply the openvz kernel patch and modify your kernel-config:

You need the following OpenVZ kernel config settings:

(taken from a OpenVZ Kernel 2.6.18-028test010.1 on 686)

<pre> INFO: Better to build the kernel-headers as well, so afterward other kernel-modules can be built without whole kernel tree (e.g. drbd -> drbd0.7-module-source) See also : # "make-kpkg --targets</pre>"

INFO: since the Debian ETCH-release the location of update-grub is moved from /sbin/update-grub to /usr/sbin/update-grub !