<div dir="ltr">Man-wai,<div><br></div><div>If space is an issue (sounds like it), perhaps what you need is a container vice VM. Take a look at docker, LXC, LXD. They are similar (but not the same). If space is not the problem, then run a recent kernel in a VM (just custom built). Older kernels, if you can even build them, may contain all kinds of security-related issues.</div><div><br></div><div>Bottom line, in today's security environment, do it right, or don't do it at all.</div><div><br></div><div>David-</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 11:30 PM, Man-wai Chang via Linux-users <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:linux-users@linux-sxs.org" target="_blank">linux-users@linux-sxs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Did you come across a recent Linux distribution that allows you to install *OLD* kernels via official repositories?<br>
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In a virtualization scenario, there is really no need to use those hot, new features and drivers in recent kernels. So it may be better to use older ones.<br>
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