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Re: chroot vs. Xen (usecase: Lenny on Etch for testing)



On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 16:14 +0200, Simon Jolle wrote:
> Hi Debian users
> 
> Whats the difference and advantages/disadvantages between chroot and xen?

Lots.

Check out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jail_(computer_security)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_virtual_machines

for starters.

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