Hello, I don't think you'll see a that lightweight kernel in distributions like Ubuntu. But saying that, you probably don't know how the Linux kernel work: most of the functions of the kernel (except core functions) can be compiled directly into the kernel or compiled as a module. Distributions like Ubuntu are mostly using module when available. With modules, when your computer need a function that is not in the kernel core it loads the related module into the memory.
Conclusion: the only thing modules takes is disk space (try a du -sch /lib/modules to know how much) but not memory or other ressources until they are loaded. So, compiling a very lightweight kernel (much more that the Ubuntu one) is possible. You can do it following tuto on the net. But it doesn't make sense on a VM. It only makes sense on embeded hardware where each megabytes is good to save. 2012/9/24 Enrico Weigelt <enrico.weig...@vnc.biz> > Hi folks, > > > is anyone currently working on optimized/minimized kernel > and base packages for VM's ? > > My goal is having a really minimized base system for VMs > and VEs, which don't have anything that's really needed > there (eg. VEs dont need all the kernel related stuff, > VMs just only those parts which are really required for > running in an virtio-based environment, etc, etc). > > > cu > -- > Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards > > Enrico Weigelt > VNC - Virtual Network Consult GmbH > Head Of Development > > Pariser Platz 4a, D-10117 Berlin > Tel.: +49 (30) 3464615-20 > Fax: +49 (30) 3464615-59 > > enrico.weig...@vnc.biz; www.vnc.de > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > -- Nicolas MICHEL
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