X-Git-Url: https://git.proxmox.com/?p=pve-docs.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=pve-faq.adoc;h=11b30eb58ac47ceb72d83ec69b0bfda8f30ca02a;hp=dd8b7956f7467e2e85f7181fb28fd63a84130e3d;hb=7f5866a309051fd3b06eb8ce2bb91688ebcf43d7;hpb=b56434369863afd98aec206b90f6d7978c99f00f diff --git a/pve-faq.adoc b/pve-faq.adoc index dd8b795..11b30eb 100644 --- a/pve-faq.adoc +++ b/pve-faq.adoc @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ What is a container, CT, VE, Virtual Private Server, VPS?:: 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. As containers share the Kernel they are +instances containers. As containers use the host's kernel they are limited to Linux guests. What is a QEMU/KVM guest (or VM)?:: @@ -68,3 +68,20 @@ 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. + +How long will my {pve} version be supported?:: + +{pve} versions are supported at least as long as the corresponding +Debian Version is +https://wiki.debian.org/DebianOldStable[oldstable]. {pve} uses a +rolling release model and using the latest stable version is always +recommended. ++ +[width="100%",cols="5*d",options="header"] +|=========================================================== +| {pve} Version | Debian Version | First Release | Debian EOL | Proxmox EOL +| {pve} 4.x | Debian 8 (Jessie) | 2015-10 | 2018-05 | tba +| {pve} 3.x | Debian 7 (Wheezy) | 2013-05 | 2016-04 | 2017-02 +| {pve} 2.x | Debian 6 (Squeeze)| 2012-04 | 2014-05 | 2014-05 +| {pve} 1.x | Debian 5 (Lenny) | 2008-10 | 2012-03 | 2013-01 +|===========================================================