[GLLUG] Virtualization Questions

[Richard Houser]

Everything you've stated is possible, although with varying degrees of
difficulty with each virtualization package.  I suggest reading up on
KVM and the virt-manager tool, then diving in.

On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Chick Tower <c.e.tower at gmail.com> wrote:
> Since I may someday have a PC capable of running virtual PCs, I've been
> wondering about it.  I know I could read up on virtualization on the
> internet, but I thought I'd take the opportunity to boost traffic on our
> little mailing list.
>
> Are there ready-made guest OS packages available, or do we have to create
> our own?
>
> To create a guest OS package (or container or whatever the nomenclature is),
> is it necessary to create an empty one and then install an OS, or can you
> clone an existing OS installation?
>
> Is it possible to modify the saved version of a guest OS (such as for
> software updates or configuration changes), or would you have to create a
> new saved version?  I realize allowing the guest OS to permanently modify
> itself could be considered a security risk (although normally-installed OSes
> do it all the time), but it would be convenient.
>
> Can a running instance of a guest OS save data in external filesystems?  If
> so, can those external filesystems be simply mounted like any other, or
> would it require some trickery?
>
> I do not yet need to know the details of how to do the things I've asked
> about.  I'm just curious as to how flexible virtualization is.
> --
>
>                               Chick
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