Lguest Explained

Lguest
Lguest
Author:	Rusty Russell
Operating System:	Linux
Platform:	Linux kernel
License:	GNU General Public License

Lguest is a Linux kernel x86 virtualization hypervisor introduced in kernel version 2.6.23 (released 9 October 2007) and removed in kernel version 4.14 (November 2017).^[1] The hypervisor is an operating-system-level virtualization system capable of running unmodified 32-bit x86 Linux kernels as guest machines. Installation is as easy as running modprobe lg followed by tools/lguest/lguest to create a new guest.^[2]

Lguest can still be installed on kernel 4.14 and later through out-of-tree patches.

Lguest was maintained by Rusty Russell.^[3]

See also

• Comparison of platform virtualization software
• Kernel-based Virtual Machine

References

1. News: The first half of the 4.14 merge window. Corbet. Jonathan. 8 September 2017. LWN.net.
2. Web site: drivers/lguest/README. Rusty. Russell. Rusty Russell. 2007-07-26.
3. Web site: Closing the curtain on lguest (and this mailing list!). Rusty Russell. 2017-10-15.

External links

• • An introduction to lguest (LWN.net)