Operating Systems
You may choose any operating system distribution from the following list. Don't hesitate to ask us to add a new distribution to it. We will probably be able to accomodate most reasonable requests. And if you don't ask for what you want, we won't know there's a demand for it.
We also expect to add Windows later this year.
| Operating System | Size (32-bit) | Size (64-bit) |
|---|---|---|
|
NetBSD 5.0.2 | 1 GB | 1.15 GB |
|
FreeBSD 7.1 | 1.1 GB | 1.2 GB |
|
FreeBSD 8.0 | 1.1 GB | 1.2 GB |
| Linux - Fedora 10 | 3.05 GB | 3.3 GB |
| Linux - Fedora 11 | 2.5 GB | 2.6 GB |
| Linux - Debian 4.0 | 550 MB | 300 MB |
| Linux - Debian 5.0 | 375 MB | 400 MB |
| Linux - Ubuntu 8.04 | 500 MB | |
| Linux - Ubuntu 9.04 | 750 MB | 800 MB |
| Linux - Slackware 12.1 | 1.6 GB | |
| Linux - CentOS 5.2 | 780 MB | |
| Linux - CentOS 5.3 | 1200 MB | 1350 MB |
| Linux - Gentoo 2007.0 | 1 GB | |
| Linux - openSUSE 11.1 | 1150 MB | 1200 MB |
| OpenSolaris 2008.11 | 3.45 GB | |
|
Linux - Finnix
| Virtual Live CD |
System Details
NetBSD 5.0.2
- Full install, including:
- Base, compilers, games, documentation, X11
- Pkgsrc installed for easy installation of third party packages.
- Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.
FreeBSD 7.1 or 8.0
- Basic FreeBSD system:
- FreeBSD binaries and documentation
- Ports collection
- Kernel source
- For FreeBSD 7.1, we are using Xen's Hardware virtualization.
- For FreeBSD 8.0 64 bit, paravirtualized drivers are used for better performance. For FreeBSD 8.0 32 bit, the default install is hardware virtualization, and we also have an experimental kernel with full Xen support.
- Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.
Linux - Fedora 10 or 11
- Common Linux command line tools:
- mutt, zsh, tcsh, bash, rsync, screen, sudo, lynx, elinks, and many more.
- Full C/C++ development environment
- Tools to run common server applications:
- Web server: apache, perl, php, python, mysql mod_perl, mod_python, mod_ssl, etc.
- Mail server: postfix, procmail, sendmail
- Miscellaneous: OpenSSH, tcpwrappers, iptables, Kerberos, bind (named), ntp, etc.
- Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.
Linux - Debian 4.0 or 5.0
- Installed with Debian's Standard and Mail Server "tasks"
- Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.
Linux - Ubuntu 8.04
- Ubuntu's basic system:
- Software installation utilities, bash, vim, perl, and Postfix
- Standard Unix utilities (/bin, /usr/bin, /sbin, /usr/sbin)
- OpenSSH and rsync
- Not much else. This is for those who want to build a
- system from scratch, or who need every last MB of disk space.
- If you want a web server on Ubuntu Minimal, you'll have to install it yourself.
- Available in 32-bit only.
Linux - Ubuntu 9.04
- Ubuntu 9.04 server:
- Base system plus DNS, LAMP, OpenSSH, MAIL sets installed.
- Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.
Linux - Slackware 12.1
- Slackware base install
- Includes all Slackware sets which don't require X11.
- Includes these software sets: A (base), AP (applications), D (development), F (documentation), L (libraries), and N (network tools and applications).
- Available in 32-bit only.
Linux - CentOS 5.2 or 5.3
- Common Linux command line tools:
- mutt, zsh, tcsh, bash, rsync, screen, sudo, lynx, and many more.
- Full C/C++ development environment
- Tools to run common server applications:
- Web server: apache, perl, php, python, mysql mod_perl, mod_python, mod_ssl, etc.
- Mail server: postfix, procmail, sendmail
- Miscellaneous: OpenSSH, tcpwrappers, iptables, Kerberos, bind (named), ntp, etc.
- Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.
Linux - Gentoo 2007.0
- Gentoo is a free operating system that can be automatically optimized and customized for just about any application or need. Extreme configurability, performance and a top-notch user and developer community are all hallmarks of the Gentoo experience.
- Available in 32-bit only.
Linux - openSUSE 11.1
- The openSUSE project is a worldwide community program sponsored by Novell that promotes the use of Linux everywhere.
- Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.
OpenSolaris 2008.11
- OpenSolaris is an open source project licensed under CDDL, and a community. The project's goals are innovation, collaboration, and the extension of OpenSolaris technology.
- Full install
- Available in 32-bit only.
Linux - Finnix
Excerpted from the Finnix home page:
Finnix is a self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution ("LiveCD") for system administrators, based on Debian testing. You can mount and manipulate hard drives and partitions, monitor networks, rebuild boot records, install other operating systems, and much more. Finnix includes the latest technology for system administrators, with Linux kernel 2.6, LVM2, encrypted partitions, etc.
Finnix is not intended for the average desktop user, and does not include any desktops, productivity tools, or sound support.
Finnix is available to all V-Colo users, at no charge for the disk storage, on a read-only volume.
Available in 32-bit only.
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