KVM Linodes are, by default, paravirtualized, supporting the Virtio disk and network drivers. However, we also now support fully virtualized guests – which means you can run alternative operating systems like FreeBSD, BSD, Plan 9, or even Windows – using emulated hardware (PIIX IDE and e1000).
You can install whatever OS you want, and use it to build whatever you need. A full 24 hr usage would cost you just $6.
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See also:
Running a Custom Linux Distribution on a Linode: https://www.linode.com/docs/tools-reference/custom-kernels-d...
and
https://blog.linode.com/2015/06/16/linode-turns-12-heres-som...
KVM Linodes are, by default, paravirtualized, supporting the Virtio disk and network drivers. However, we also now support fully virtualized guests – which means you can run alternative operating systems like FreeBSD, BSD, Plan 9, or even Windows – using emulated hardware (PIIX IDE and e1000).