Michael Young wrote:
Re: User Mode Linux, UML
Jay Turner wrote:
> > ...
> >
> > UML allows you to setup a virtual machine, which you can then poke
> > at and play with without risking your main setup. Think "linux
> > within linux." If this is something you find interesting, then you
> > can keep it installed on your machine. I think you'll find plenty
> > of information on the Sourceforge page.
>
>
> On the subject of UML, I notice there is no kernel-uml package in the
> 8.1 betas. Is RedHat dropping it, and if so why?
>
> Michael Young
Thanks for all the replies.
I found the slashdot article which points to
this page in IBM land
http://www-105.ibm.com/developerworks/education.nsf/linux-onlinecourse-bytitle/7E31B64596CDAAFB86256CB7004E9978?open&ca=dgr-lnxw01UserMode.
You have to register for it. The tutorial looks interesting.
I did see the Source Forge site http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/.
I am looking for more on how Red Hat has designed their implementation
of UML. One thing I find interesting is that they offer UML on just
i686 class machines.
In light of Michael Young's observation, I wonder if UML is an add on in
RH 8.0 and in RH 8.1 UML is fully integrated with the distribution in
that there is no seperate kernel offering? UML would be available just
like support for a CD-ROM drive is now. I also wonder if the UML user
land tools are throw in one of the other system oriented packages in
8.0, or 8.1?
So If I plan to use UML part of the time, then I would use
rpm -ivh kernel-uml...
This would give me an entry in grub that I could select when I power on
my workstation.
If I plan to have UML available all of the time, then I would use
rpm -Fvh kernel-uml...
Does this sound correct?
One of my interests is in UML development with a stripped down linux
distro that runs off a floppy or readonly cdrom. The distro is a
firewall. The documentation found here
http://leaf.sourceforge.net/devel/jnilo/uml.html
talks about debian, but I'd prefer to use Red Hat. Hence my interest in
RH UML.
Thanks again,
Greg Morgan
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