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Introduction to User-Mode Linux

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Level: Introductory

Carla Schroder (dworks@bratgrrl.com), Programmer and author, Freelance

23 Jan 2003

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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.

Prerequisites

You should be at least an intermediate Linux user: comfortable with working from the command line and building software from source. You should also be familiar with the Linux filesystem structure, mounting devices and filesystems, and managing user accounts.


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Duration

Under two hours


Formats

html, pdf


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