Virtualization Essentials

CHAPTER 6

Installing Linux on a Virtual Machine

While a large number of virtual machines today are running with Microsoft Windows, an increasing number have Linux installed. Linux has been adopted in many corporate data centers as a way to decrease license costs and decrease dependency on Microsoft as a single source for operating systems. Because many of today’s modern applications run on a number of different operating systems, the choice is up to the customer, rather than the vendor. The slow and steady adoption of open source solutions also has contributed to this shift.

• Loading linux into a virtual machine
• Understanding configuration options
• Optimizing a new linux virtual machine