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