The Linux Operating System as a Managed Object

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"An important part of getting up to speed with virtualization technology is recognizing that the Ubuntu image is a full-fledged Linux operating system. As such, you can run this Linux instance and interact with it either locally or across a network. One interesting application for such an operating system facility is using it as a preinstalled platform on which to distribute software. Used in this way, the image and the associated software are available as an integrated environment."

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