Ubuntu picks KVM over Xen for virtualization

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Feb 11, 2008 5:38 AM EDT
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server both use the Xen virtualization software, a "hypervisor" layer that lets multiple operating systems run on the same computer. In contrast, the KVM software runs on top of a version of Linux, the "host" operating system that provides a foundation for other "guest" operating systems to run in a virtual mode.

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