Operating Systems
You may choose any operating system distribution from the following list. It's small at the moment, but 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 |
|
NetBSD 4.0 | 750 MB |
|
FreeBSD 7.0 | 1.6 GB |
| Linux - Fedora 8 | 1.4 GB |
| Linux - Debian 4.0, Minimal Install | 300 MB |
| Linux - Ubuntu 7.10 Small Install | 400 MB |
| Linux - Slackware 12.1 | 1600 MB |
| Linux - CentOS 5.1 | 775 MB |
| Solaris Express Community Edition Build 82 | 4.0 GB |
|
Linux - Finnix
| Virtual Live CD |
System Details
NetBSD 4.0
- Common command line tools:
- mutt, zsh, tcsh, bash, rsync, screen, sudo, lynx, elinks, and many more.
- Basic C compiler and libraries
- Tools to run common server applications:
- Web server: apache, perl, php, python, mysql, mod_perl, mod_python, mod_ssl, etc.
- Mail server: postfix, procmail
- Miscellaneous: OpenSSH, tcpwrappers, iptables, Kerberos, bind (named), ntp, etc.
FreeBSD 7.0 (BETA)
- Basic FreeBSD system:
- FreeBSD binaries and documentation
- Ports collection
- Kernel source
- For FreeBSD, we will be using Xen's Hardware virtualization until FreeBSD adds full Xen support.
Linux - Fedora 8
- 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.
Linux - Debian 4.0, Minimal Install
- Debian's basic system:
- Software installation utilities, bash, vi, perl, and Exim
- 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 Debian Minimal, you'll have to install it yourself.
Linux - Ubuntu 7.10, Small Install
- 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.
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).
CentOS 5.1
- 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.
Solaris Express Community Edition Build 82
- Solaris Express Community Edition is Sun's binary release for OpenSolaris developers (code named "Nevada").
- Full install except for some X11/Gnome software
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.
Last Modified:Monday, 09-Jun-2008 19:08:48 EDT
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