Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Adding KVM with support tools to DL?

[Bruce S. <bw...@re...>]

> Yes.  qemu would only be included in the DL "server" version.
>
>        Sounds very good....
> There is also a requirement for a tool to create either tun or tap for the VM. OpenVPN is ok for that, and we have it already. Another option is dedicated tool "tunctl" or "tunctrl" from Redhat, I think.

Since I've never used qemu, if I were to try and add it, I have no
idea where to start.  Can you provide a list of packages that need to
be added (complete with links to tarballs), and what ever else needs
to be changed (kernel parameters, etc.)?

Then I would probably need some kind of getting-started guide on how
to test it.  Or maybe some way to try it on my Ubuntu 8.04.1 desktop.

It's much easier adding stuff that I've used before!  :-)

>>>       When can we expect i686 (non-GRSecurity) editions of 1.3.x?
>
> Already on the FTP site.  All of the 1.3 releases I've uploaded (with
> the "-bs" suffix), are compiled without grsec.
>
>        I didn't realise it was -bs, the difference. It used to be i586 (GRSec) vs. i686 (no GRSec).

Since I have a very strong dislike for grsec, you can pretty much be
assured that anything I compile is without grsec.

>        11-Jul test is very good, thanks. Mailgw (clamav, sagator, spamassassin), firewall, ftp server, dns server. All upgraded ok.
>
>        There was one minor hassle, tough.
>
>        On a system without floppy drive, no HD, etc stored on USB key, DL on CD, upgrade was ok, but save-config did not work. (mount command in the script complained it couldn't mount the USB key as it was already mounted, even it was not.) I had to copy manually the etc-mods.tar.bz2 onto /dev/sda1. Reboot and everything, including save-config worked ok since.  I'll upgrade another similar system next week and report if it has same symptoms.

I haven't seen that one.  Please post more details if it happens again.

I'm currently compiling a new 1.3 now with all the updates Serge
committed yesterday.  Hopefully it'll be on the FTP server later
today.

 - BS