Build a VPS Host with Ubuntu Server 8.10 and KVM: Ubuntu Server Setup (Page 1)

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Before you begin installing Ubuntu Server, you'll need to check to make sure your CPU supports hardware virtualization, which is required by KVM. The easiest way to do this is to boot up the machine using a Linux "LiveCD" environment, such as an Ubuntu Linux Desktop Edition install CD. Virtually any distribution's live CD should work for this, however. At a terminal, issue the following command:

egrep '^flags.*(vmx|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo

If you don't see any output, your CPU won't support KVM. If you see output, it means your CPU supports the necessary flags for hardware virtualization, and you can safely continue with this tutorial. You'll need to obtain an Ubuntu 8.10 Server install CD and burn it to disk using your favorite burning software. Please note: the image must be burned using your software's "create CD from ISO image" function; simply burning the ISO file to a disc as a data session will not work. Once your disc is prepared, boot your machine from the CD/DVD-ROM drive, and you'll be presented with the Ubuntu Server installer language selection screen.

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