Frequently Asked Questions
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NOTE: New FAQs are appended to the bottom of this section.
[qanda]
-What distribution is Proxmox VE based on?::
+What distribution is {pve} based on?::
-Proxmox VE is based on http://www.debian.org[Debian GNU/Linux]
+{pve} is based on http://www.debian.org[Debian GNU/Linux]
-Will Proxmox VE run on a 32bit processor?::
+What license does the {pve} project use?::
-Proxmox VE works only on 64-bit CPU´s (AMD or Intel). There is no plan
+{pve} code is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License,
+version 3.
+
+Will {pve} run on a 32bit processor?::
+
+{pve} works only on 64-bit CPU´s (AMD or Intel). There is no plan
for 32-bit for the platform.
+
-NOTE: VMs and Containers can be bothe 32-bit and/or 64-bit.
+NOTE: VMs and Containers can be both 32-bit and/or 64-bit.
Does my CPU support virtualization?::
Operating-system-level virtualization is a server-virtualization
method where the kernel of an operating system allows for multiple
isolated user-space instances, instead of just one. We call such
-instances containers.
+instances containers. As containers use the host's kernel they are
+limited to Linux guests.
-What is a KVM guest (KVM VM)?::
+What is a QEMU/KVM guest (or VM)?::
-A KVM guest or KVM VM is a guest system running virtualized under
-Proxmox VE with KVM.
+A QEMU/KVM guest (or VM) is a guest system running virtualized under
+{pve} using QEMU and the Linux KVM kernel module.
+What is QEMU?::
+QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and
+virtualizer. QEMU uses the Linux KVM kernel module to achieve near
+native performance by executing the guest code directly on the host
+CPU.
+It is not limited to Linux guests but allows arbitrary operating systems
+to run.