Breaking step with leading Linux sellers Red Hat and Novell, Canonical's next version of Ubuntu will make KVM its "main virtualization focus." Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

The Linux variant is taking a different tack on the multi-OS tech as it vies with offerings from Red Hat and Novell. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

Linux, of course, has long had hypervisors such as its built-in KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine) and Xen but containers take a different approach to virtualization. In traditional hypervisors, the entire ...

Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux distributions available. It was first released in 2004 and has proven innovative and rock-solid over the past 20 years. It offers free server and desktop OS ...

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The Ubuntu version of Linux is getting more virtualization-friendly, but in a different way than its top rivals. "Both have landed very nicely in this release," said Canonical Chief Executive Mark ...