To install the kernel-source and the OpenVZ kernel patch, run:

# apt-get install kernel-package linux-source-2.6.18 kernel-patch-openvz libncurses5-dev

Unpack the kernel source:

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You need a kernel config.

# wget http://download.openvz.org/kernel/branches/2.6.18/current/configs/kernel-2.6.18-i686.config.ovz -O .config

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

You need the following OpenVZ kernel config settings:

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

Filesystem

\_ [*] Second extended fs support (CONFIG_EXT2_FS)

See also : "make-kpkg --targets"

Compile your kernel (as user root, or you need the --rootcmd!)

# make-kpkg --append_to_version=-1-openvz --added_patches=openvz --revision=1 --initrd --config menuconfig binary-arch

Install the kernel and update initramfs:

{{Note|update-grub can be configured by /etc/kernel-img.conf}}

Update the bootloader (if not done before)

{{Note|since the Debian Etch release the location of update-grub is moved from /sbin/update-grub to /usr/sbin/update-grub}}

Continue from here for Etch (current stable): [[Installation on Debian (etch)#Install the toolset]]

Continue from here for Sarge (old stable): [[Installation on Debian (sarge)#Installing the toolset and debian-os-template]]