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You can use the latest RHEL6-based kernel builds on your Debian 6.0 machine. Here's how.
 
You can use the latest RHEL6-based kernel builds on your Debian 6.0 machine. Here's how.
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{{Warning|While it works, the best way is to use native kernel/tools builds for Wheezy, please see [[Installation on Debian]].}}
  
 
== Installation ==
 
== Installation ==
1. Get the latest kernel and utils from [[Download/kernel/rhel6]] and [[Download/utils]]. You need  
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1. Get the latest kernel and utils from [[Download/kernel/rhel6]] (or [[Download/kernel/rhel6-testing]]) and [[Download/utils]]. You need  
 
* vzkernel
 
* vzkernel
 
* vzkernel-devel
 
* vzkernel-devel
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* vzctl-core
 
* vzctl
 
* vzctl
* vzctl-lib
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* ploop-lib
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* ploop
 
* vzquota
 
* vzquota
 
<code>vzkernel-devel</code> is optional.
 
<code>vzkernel-devel</code> is optional.
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3. Convert all the RPMs to debs using alien.
 
3. Convert all the RPMs to debs using alien.
  fakeroot alien --to-deb --scripts --keep-version vz*.rpm
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  fakeroot alien --to-deb --scripts --keep-version vz*.rpm ploop*.rpm
  
 
4. Install debs.
 
4. Install debs.
  dpkg -i vz*.deb
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  dpkg -i vz*.deb ploop*.deb
If you're having problem about overwriting files from other packages, try dpkg -i --force-overwrite vz*.deb
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If you're having problem about overwriting files from other packages, try adding <code>--force-overwrite</code> option.
  
 
5. Modify <code>/boot/grub/menu.lst</code>. See “configuring the bootloader” of [[Quick installation]].
 
5. Modify <code>/boot/grub/menu.lst</code>. See “configuring the bootloader” of [[Quick installation]].
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6. Edit <code>/etc/sysctl.conf</code>. See “sysctl” of [[Quick installation]].
 
6. Edit <code>/etc/sysctl.conf</code>. See “sysctl” of [[Quick installation]].
  
7. Make OpenVZ boots automatically.
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7. Make OpenVZ boot automatically.
 
  update-rc.d vz defaults
 
  update-rc.d vz defaults
 
  update-rc.d vzeventd defaults
 
  update-rc.d vzeventd defaults

Latest revision as of 11:05, 18 October 2013

You can use the latest RHEL6-based kernel builds on your Debian 6.0 machine. Here's how.

Warning.svg Warning: While it works, the best way is to use native kernel/tools builds for Wheezy, please see Installation on Debian.

Installation[edit]

1. Get the latest kernel and utils from Download/kernel/rhel6 (or Download/kernel/rhel6-testing) and Download/utils. You need

  • vzkernel
  • vzkernel-devel
  • vzctl-core
  • vzctl
  • ploop-lib
  • ploop
  • vzquota

vzkernel-devel is optional.

2. Install fakeroot and alien.

apt-get install fakeroot alien

3. Convert all the RPMs to debs using alien.

fakeroot alien --to-deb --scripts --keep-version vz*.rpm ploop*.rpm

4. Install debs.

dpkg -i vz*.deb ploop*.deb

If you're having problem about overwriting files from other packages, try adding --force-overwrite option.

5. Modify /boot/grub/menu.lst. See “configuring the bootloader” of Quick installation.

6. Edit /etc/sysctl.conf. See “sysctl” of Quick installation.

7. Make OpenVZ boot automatically.

update-rc.d vz defaults
update-rc.d vzeventd defaults

8. Reboot.

reboot

9. Follow the Quick installation from “installing OS template caches”.

10. See also Common Networking HOWTOs.