diff --git a/linux_test/Makefile b/linux_test/Makefile
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+
+all: sysv systemd upstart clean
+
+test:
+	@go test -c ..
+
+clean:
+	-rm service.test
+
+sysv: test
+	@echo sysv
+	@cp service.test sysv/
+	@docker build -q --tag="service.test.sysv" sysv
+	@-docker run service.test.sysv
+	@-docker rm $(shell docker ps -l -q)
+	@-docker rmi -f service.test.sysv
+	@-rm sysv/service.test
+
+systemd: test
+	@echo systemd
+	@cp service.test systemd/
+	@docker build -q --tag="service.test.systemd" systemd
+	@-docker run service.test.systemd
+	@-docker rm $(shell docker ps -l -q)
+	@-docker rmi -f service.test.systemd
+	@-rm systemd/service.test
+
+upstart: test
+	@echo upstart
+	@cp service.test upstart/
+	@docker build -q --tag="service.test.upstart" upstart
+	@-docker run service.test.upstart
+	@-docker rm $(shell docker ps -l -q)
+	@-docker rmi -f service.test.upstart
+	@-rm upstart/service.test
diff --git a/linux_test/README.md b/linux_test/README.md
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+## Docker images to help vet linux configurations.
+
+Although the actual init systems won't run in docker,
+it may still be usefull to attempt to run it in different
+environments.
+
diff --git a/linux_test/systemd/Dockerfile b/linux_test/systemd/Dockerfile
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+FROM fedora:21
+ADD service.test /tmp/
+CMD /tmp/service.test -test.v=true
diff --git a/linux_test/sysv/Dockerfile b/linux_test/sysv/Dockerfile
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+FROM debian:wheezy
+ADD service.test /tmp/
+CMD /tmp/service.test -test.v=true
diff --git a/linux_test/upstart/Dockerfile b/linux_test/upstart/Dockerfile
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+FROM ubuntu:14.04
+ADD service.test /tmp/
+CMD /tmp/service.test -test.v=true