Updated CentOS and Ubuntu

At AirVM, we are constantly new OS deployment options to our give our customers the best selection. We now offer CentOS 5.5 and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS as their new standard deployment versions.

Don't forget, you can always upload a VM directly from your in-house environment, carrying all operating systems and licenses with them! Simply ask us how to FTP your VM to us and get your local VMs running in the cloud!


CentOS 5.5 Details:
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"CentOS-5.5 is based on the upstream release EL 5.5 and includes packages from all variants including Server and Client. All upstream repositories have been combined into one, to make it easier for end users to work with." -CentOS 5.5 Release Notes

New Packages

FreeRADIUS

FreeRADIUS is a high-performance, highly configurable, free Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) server. It is designed to allow centralized authentication and authorization for a network.

PostgreSQL 8.4

PostgreSQL 8.4 (postgresql84) is now included as a fully supported option in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. New features in PostgreSQL 8.4 include: parallel database restore, per-column permissions and new monitoring tools.

Samba

Samba is a suite of programs used by machines to share files, printers, and other information.
The Samba3x package set was originally introduced in the x86_64 Supplementary for the 5.4 release. In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5, Samba3x has been updated and is now supported on all architectures. Samba3x includes support for Microsoft® Windows™ 7 interoperability.

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Ubuntu 10.04 Details
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"The third and latest LTS version of the popular Linux server distribution, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, delivers on the standing commitment to release a long term support version of Ubuntu every two years and builds on the success of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, which has been a hugely popular deployment platform with Ubuntu enterprise users.

In addition to the stability of long-term support, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS extends the cloud-computing capability of Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud, powered by Eucalyptus - a technology that is becoming widely used as a basis for building private and hybrid clouds. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS also includes many major applications and packagesadded or updated since the previous LTS release, giving new and upgrading users an extended range of applications that can be easily installed at launch."

New:
- Direct upgrade path for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and Ubuntu 9.10 users
- No need to rip and replace, in-place upgrades
- Stability and security enhancements for LTS including:
- Five years of security and maintenance updates free to all users
- AppArmor security by default on key packages
- Kernel hardening (memory protection, module loading blocking, address space layout randomisation)
- Uncomplicated Firewall extended to all common services
- Encrypted Home and Private directories

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