wikiLinux Guest System Support under Hyper-V
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Microsoft supports the operation of Linux and FreeBSD virtual machines under Hyper-V and develops the Linux Integration Services for Microsoft Hyper-V (licensed under the GPL V2).[1] This article shows which Linux distributions and FreeBSD versions are supported to run as virtual machines on Hyper-V.
Supported Linux Distributions und FreeBSD Versions
| Linux Distribution / FreeBSD Version | Support | Detailed information at technet.microsoft.com |
|---|---|---|
| CentOS / RHEL | starting version 5.5/6.0 (built-in starting version 5.9/6.4) | CentOS and RHEL VMs on Hyper-V |
| Debian | starting version 7.0 (built-in) | Debian VMs on Hyper-V |
| Oracle Linux | starting version 6.4 (built-in) | Oracle Linux VMs on Hyper-V |
| SUSE | starting version SLES 11 / OpenSUSE 12.3 (built-in) | SUSE VMs on Hyper-V |
| Ubuntu | starting version 12.04 (built-in) | Ubuntu VMs on Hyper-V |
| FreeBSD | starting version 8.4 (built-in starting version 10.0) | FreeBSD VMs on Hyper-V |
References
- ↑ Linux Integration Services for Microsoft Hyper-V (github.com)
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Author: Werner Fischer Werner Fischer, working in the Knowledge Transfer team at Thomas-Krenn, completed his studies of Computer and Media Security at FH Hagenberg in Austria. He is a regular speaker at many conferences like LinuxTag, OSMC, OSDC, LinuxCon, and author for various IT magazines. In his spare time he enjoys playing the piano and training for a good result at the annual Linz marathon relay.
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