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A '''template''' is an image of an OS (i.e. a Linux distribution) aimed for installation into a container. Template utilities are provided to assist in the creation of such images, but they are completely optional.
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A '''template''' is an image of an OS (i.e. a Linux distribution) aimed for installation into a container.
  
 
;[[Download/template/precreated|Precreated]]
 
;[[Download/template/precreated|Precreated]]
:Precreated templates of different distributions.  
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:Precreated templates of different distributions.
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== Unsupported ==
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{{Warning|The software below is unmaintained and unsupported. Do not use it, do not file bugs about it.}}
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;[[Download/template/utils|Utilities]]
 
;[[Download/template/utils|Utilities]]
:Template utilities are programs designed to assist with template maintenance, such as the creation and update of templates and containers. Currently these consists of [[Download/vzpkg|'''vzpkg''']], [[Download/vzyum|'''vzyum''']] and several versions of the RPM utility repackaged for OpenVZ. '''All this is  optional and currently only supported on systems with x86 architecture and with python <= 2.4.'''
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:Template utilities are programs designed to assist with template maintenance, such as the creation and update of templates and containers. Currently these consists of [[Download/vzpkg|'''vzpkg''']], [[Download/vzyum|'''vzyum''']] and several versions of the RPM utility repackaged for OpenVZ. '''All this is  optional and currently only works on systems with x86 architecture and with python <= 2.4.'''
 
;[[Download/template/metadata|Metadata]]
 
;[[Download/template/metadata|Metadata]]
 
: Template metadata is data needed to (re)create or update template cache using template utilities. Metadata for a template contains the following information: list of packages that form this template; locations of package repositories; scripts needed to be executed on various stages of template installation; public GPG key(s) needed to check signatures of packages; additional OpenVZ-specific packages.
 
: Template metadata is data needed to (re)create or update template cache using template utilities. Metadata for a template contains the following information: list of packages that form this template; locations of package repositories; scripts needed to be executed on various stages of template installation; public GPG key(s) needed to check signatures of packages; additional OpenVZ-specific packages.

Revision as of 08:48, 9 September 2010

A template is an image of an OS (i.e. a Linux distribution) aimed for installation into a container.

Precreated
Precreated templates of different distributions.

Unsupported

Warning.svg Warning: The software below is unmaintained and unsupported. Do not use it, do not file bugs about it.
Utilities
Template utilities are programs designed to assist with template maintenance, such as the creation and update of templates and containers. Currently these consists of vzpkg, vzyum and several versions of the RPM utility repackaged for OpenVZ. All this is optional and currently only works on systems with x86 architecture and with python <= 2.4.
Metadata
Template metadata is data needed to (re)create or update template cache using template utilities. Metadata for a template contains the following information: list of packages that form this template; locations of package repositories; scripts needed to be executed on various stages of template installation; public GPG key(s) needed to check signatures of packages; additional OpenVZ-specific packages.

See also