From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bill Davidsen Subject: Re: KVM + virt-manager: which is the perfect host Linux distro? Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:55:45 -0400 Message-ID: <49D131D1.7020809@tmr.com> References: <49CBC961.1010305@poboxes.info> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: KVM list Return-path: Received: from mail.tmr.com ([64.65.253.246]:49455 "EHLO partygirl.tmr.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1761469AbZC3Uzs (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:55:48 -0400 Received: from partygirl.tmr.com (partygirl.tmr.com [127.0.0.1]) by partygirl.tmr.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n2UKtj0w011505 for ; Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:55:45 -0400 In-Reply-To: <49CBC961.1010305@poboxes.info> Sender: kvm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Evert wrote: > Hi all, > > I am about to install a new host system, which will be hosting various > guest systems by means of KVM & virt-manager for GUI. > > What would be the best choice for host OS distro? Red Hat, or will any > mature Linux distro do? > Personally I am more of a Gentoo guy, but if there is 1 distro which is > clearly better as host OS when it comes to KVM+virt-manager, I am > willing to use something else... ;-) > Fedora supports KVM and virt-manager nicely. I can't say it's the best, only that it works solidly. -- Bill Davidsen "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot