diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 06dee36..d63a08a 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ options:
     default: nova
     type: string
     description: Database name
+  virt-type:
+    default: kvm
+    type: string
+    description: "Virtualization flavor. Supported: kvm, xen, uml, lxc"
 
   # needed if using flatmanager
   bridge-interface:
diff --git a/hooks/nova-compute-common b/hooks/nova-compute-common
index 92e1288..cd1fb9a 100755
--- a/hooks/nova-compute-common
+++ b/hooks/nova-compute-common
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ NETWORK_BRIDGE=$(config-get bridge-interface)
 BRIDGE_IP=$(config-get bridge-ip)
 BRIDGE_NETMASK=$(config-get bridge-netmask)
 PPA=$(config-get nova-release)
+VIRT_TYPE=$(config-get virt-type)
 HOSTNAME=`hostname -f`
 
 function set_or_update {
diff --git a/hooks/nova-compute-relations b/hooks/nova-compute-relations
index 4b490ac..c5ec8c2 100755
--- a/hooks/nova-compute-relations
+++ b/hooks/nova-compute-relations
@@ -9,10 +9,18 @@ else
 fi
 
 function install_hook {
+  [[ -z $VIRT_TYPE ]] && VIRT_TYPE="kvm"
+  case $VIRT_TYPE in
+    "kvm") COMPUTE_PKG="nova-compute-kvm";;
+    "xen") COMPUTE_PKG="nova-compute-xen";;
+    "uml") COMPUTE_PKG="nova-compute-uml";;
+    "lxc") COMPUTE_PKG="nova-compute-lxc";;
+    *) juju-log "ERROR: Unsupported VIRT_TYPE=$VIRT_TYPE";;
+  esac
   apt-get -y install python-software-properties || exit 1
   add_ppa
   apt-get update || exit 1
-  apt-get -y install $SERVICES || exit 1
+  apt-get -y install $COMPUTE_PKG nova-network || exit 1
 
   # XXX sudo on the juju sample AMI doesnt function
   # as it should (doesn't include suoders.d/*). do this
diff --git a/metadata.yaml b/metadata.yaml
index cc979df..486705a 100644
--- a/metadata.yaml
+++ b/metadata.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ensemble: formula
 name: nova-compute
-revision: 44
+revision: 48
 summary: "OpenStack compute"
 description: |
  OpenStack Compute, codenamed Nova, is a cloud computing fabric controller. In