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Linux-VServer is a virtual private server implementation that was created by adding operating system-level virtualization capabilities to the Linux kernel. It is developed and distributed as open-source software. Wikipedia →

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Dedizierte Webserver einrichten und administrierenMichael Hilscher · 2005
Operating SystemsWilliam Stallings · 2014

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