On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Clemens Perz <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > does anybody know about a minimized, actively maintained distribution, > that brings everything to run a container, and thats it? > > I was thinking to have a very small and very up-to-date base > installation on my notebook and start my desktop directly in a container. > > At first glance, maybe arch linux could be the right platform for it. > But minimal install with 460 mb may contain a lot of things I dont need. > So before forking and stripping it, I would like to ask you humble > optinions :)) > > Here are some constrains and features, I was thinking about: > > - minimal set of libs and tools, only stuff really needed to get a > container up and running > - current versions of the software and kernel > - minimized dependency hell > - optional: backup system > - optional: kvm > > I took a look at gentoo too, but it seems to me this would be a very > very advanced approach, instead of an only advanced aproach :)) > > Cheers, > Clemens > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the > demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. > Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn > about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Lxc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxc-users >
I would tend to think that ubuntu server minimal install woud be best, and ubuntu seems to have the most support for containers from the community here -- -- BR RH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Lxc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxc-users
