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Introduction to User-Mode Linux

Posted by timothy on from the users-are-not-necessarily-losers dept.

developerWorks writes "Ever wish you had a place to let your Linux applications play -- where they wouldn't hurt anything else? Do your killer apps spend too much time killing each other? Originally conceived as a kernel developer's tool, UML lets you set up multiple virtual machines that are isolated from each other and from the hardware. Now, you can test applications all the way to failure without breaking the host system -- or even requiring a reboot. Veteran administrator Carla Schroder shows you how in this tutorial."

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  1. More on UML by jsse · · Score: 5, Informative

    The link requires (free)registration. It has a guide for Debian installation too. For Gentoo users, you may also look at gentoo's guide on User-Mode Linux.