SharkLinux

SharkLinux is a 64 bit Linux Desktop that specializes in virtualization. The OS is based on Ubuntu 20.04 and features a custom MATE/XFCE desktop capable of running on a cloud server with little impact on performance. The OS runs KVM as the primary hypervisor and provides a wide range of tools to build and run VM's and containers.
SharkLinux has several distinct qualities from other Linux systems such as; automatic system upgrades, sudo users can run shell commands without a password. Build scripts are one-click and configured to run without conflicting with other included software.

SharkLinux is built exclusively in a cloud environment to ensure compatibility

Features

KVM hypervisor
Full QEMU Utilities
Libvirt and Virtual Machine Manager
Vagrant (mutate and libvirt support)
LXD/LXC
Virt-Install/Convert
VMDebootstrap
Nested Virtualization (hardware depending)
LibGuestFS and other disk/filesystem tools
Cloud Optimized Desktop

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

BSD, Linux

Languages

English

Intended Audience

End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Gnome, GTK+, X Window System (X11)

Registered

2016-11-04

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