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I need to install Ubuntu Server on RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) Server 6.5. I went with the KVM route until I realised that Ubuntu isn't listed as a supported "guest" Operating System (https://access.redhat.com/articles/973133).

I'm really stumped as the solution I need to install specifically requires Ubuntu. The RHEL server is already in production and I just want to run the Ubuntu on top of this. What are my options here?

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I've considered Docker, but requires RHEL 7. VirtualBox isn't recommended for production by this communnity (Is virtualbox good for live server virtualization). Sure there should be a production ready environment for this, isn't there?

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You can install Ubuntu on RHEL KVM even if it is not listed in the article. Every modern Linux distribution (Ubuntu-14 included) have KVM drivers built in, so the performance is gonna be good. A OS not being on this list just means that if you need official RHEL support, you won't get it.

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  • Thank you v. much @Daniel. Are you able to point me on how I can go about this, like some kind of tutorial as the trouble finding one on google led me to believe I couldn't achieve the installation. – Dawoodjee Mar 16 '16 at 13:10
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    You can download Ubuntu KVM ready images here: https://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/14.04/release/ . If you never installed a VM using kvm, I recommend the Redhat official articles https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Virtualization_Getting_Started_Guide/index.html – Daniel Mar 16 '16 at 13:15
  • Thanks Daniel, I've upvoted your answer, should show once my reputation grows. – Dawoodjee Mar 16 '16 at 14:07