Panix V-Colo VPS: Systems

Operating Systems

You may choose any operating system distribution from the following list. ("Size" is the size of the distribution on disk.)
Don't hesitate to ask us to add a new distribution to it. We will probably be able to accomodate most reasonable requests. And if you don't ask for what you want, we won't know there's a demand for it.

Operating System	Size (32-bit)	Size (64-bit)
NetBSD 5.1.1	1 GB	1.15 GB
FreeBSD 8.2	1.1 GB	1.1 GB
OpenBSD 4.9	800 MB	950 MB
OpenBSD 5.0	800 MB	950 MB
Linux - Fedora 15	2.0 GB	2.1 GB
Linux - Fedora 16	2.4 GB	2.6 GB
Linux - Debian 6.0	650 MB	700 MB
Linux - Ubuntu 10.04	900 MB	950 MB
Linux - Ubuntu 11.10	900 MB	950 MB
Linux - CentOS 5.7	1.5 GB	1.6 GB
Linux - CentOS 6.2	1.7 GB	1.8 GB
Linux - openSUSE 11.1	1150 MB	1200 MB
Linux - Arch Linux	500 MB	600 MB
Linux - Gentoo	2.9 GB	3.0 GB
Linux - Slackware 13.1	3.2 GB	3.3 GB
Linux - Finnix	Virtual Live CD

System Details

NetBSD 5.1.1

Full install, including:

Base, compilers, games, documentation, X11

Pkgsrc installed for easy installation of third party packages.

Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.

FreeBSD 8.2

Basic FreeBSD system:

FreeBSD binaries and documentation

Ports collection

Kernel source

For 64 bit, paravirtualized drivers are used for better performance. For 32 bit, the default install is hardware virtualization, and we also have an experimental kernel with full Xen support.

Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.

OpenBSD 4.9 or 5.0

Full install, including:

Base, compilers, games, documentation, X11

For OpenBSD, we are using Xen's hardware virtualization.

Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.

Linux - Fedora 15 or 16

Fedora Desktop Edition installed from the Live Media.

Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.

Linux - Debian 6.0

Installed with Debian's Standard and Mail Server "tasks"

Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.

Linux - Ubuntu 10.04 or 11.10

Ubuntu server:

Base system plus OpenSSH set installed.

Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.

Linux - CentOS 5.7 or 6.2

CentOS is an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor.

Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.

Linux - openSUSE 11.1

The openSUSE project is a worldwide community program sponsored by Novell that promotes the use of Linux everywhere.

Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.

Linux - Arch Linux

Arch Linux is an independently-developed i686/x86-64 community distribution, based on a rolling-release model and targeted at competent GNU/Linux users which offers large binary repositories and full-featured package management as well as a ports-like packaging system. Development focuses on a balance of minimalism, elegance, code correctness and modernity.

Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.

Linux - Gentoo

Gentoo Linux, a special flavor of Linux that can be automatically optimized and customized for just about any application or need. Extreme performance, configurability and a top-notch user and developer community are all hallmarks of the Gentoo experience.

Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.

Linux - Slackware 13.1

The Official Release of Slackware Linux by Patrick Volkerding is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities. Including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of tradition, providing simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power, Slackware brings the best of all worlds to the table.

Available in 32-bit and 64-bit.

Linux - Finnix

Excerpted from the Finnix home page:
Finnix is a self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution ("LiveCD") for system administrators, based on Debian testing. You can mount and manipulate hard drives and partitions, monitor networks, rebuild boot records, install other operating systems, and much more. Finnix includes the latest technology for system administrators, with Linux kernel 2.6, LVM2, encrypted partitions, etc.

Finnix is not intended for the average desktop user, and does not include any desktops, productivity tools, or sound support.

Finnix is available to all V-Colo users, at no charge for the disk storage, on a read-only volume.

Available in 32-bit only.