On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 11:39 AM, kenneth gonsalves <law...@thenilgiris.com>wrote:
> a VPS as I understand it is a share on a server which as far as the user > is concerned is a full server with root access. The only thing one > cannot do in most VPSs is install a new distro. One can upgrade to a new > release of the installed distro. Not quite. VPSes, whether achieved using Paravirtualization (like Xen) or using Compartmentalization (like OpenVZ) limits / binds one to the same kernel but everything else above it can be changed. For instance, in OpenVZ, it is possible to run fedora / ubuntu / centos / etc., all on the same physical machine. cheers, -suraj -- Career Gear - Industry Driven Talent Factory http://careergear.in/ _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc