= Linux Virtual Machines for use with BOINC = Linux Virtual Machines (VMs) are useful for several purposes in BOINC: * Running a BOINC server in a VM. Use a [VmServer BOINC virtual server] VM for this. * Compiling applications so that they will run on older Linux versions. Use a [VmCompatibility compatibility VM] for this. * Applications that run in a VM on the client. This is an object of research and is being discussed on this page: VmApps {{{ #!comment this page exists only to avoid broken links. }}}