Linux Containers (LXC)
Containers which offer an environment as close as possible as the one you'd get from a VM but without the overhead that comes with running a separate kernel and simulating all the hardware.
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- Lightweight
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- Command line interface
- Container Virtualization
- Sandbox
- Virtualization
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LXC 6.0 LTS has been released with new features, improvements, and support until 2029The LXC team has unveiled LXC 6.0 LTS, the latest iteration of their Linux container project, follo...
- POX published news article about Linux Containers (LXC)
LXD no longer part of Linux Containers and joins Ubuntu maker CanonicalYesterday, the Linux Containers (LXC) project announced that LXD has moved to Canonical. LXD, which...
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I've tried running lxc. It was easy at first. But when I tried running it in unprivileged mode as a user I encountered a few issues related to apparmor and file permissions. In the end ubuntu 24 image refused to boot and I gave up. Maybe the official tutorial wasn't up to date I don't know. I guess I will continue running virtual machines.
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What is Linux Containers (LXC)?
LXC, acronym for Linux Containers, is a lightweight Linux kernel based virtualization solution, which practically runs on top of the Operating System, allowing you to run multiple isolated distributions the same time.
The difference between LXC and KVM virtualization is that LXC doesn’t emulates hardware, but shares the same kernel namespace, similar to chroot applications. This makes LXC a very fast virtualization solution compared to other virtualization solutions, such as KVM, XEN or VMware.
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LXC is easier to deploy on Linux than Docker.
I've tried running lxc. It was easy at first. But when I tried running it in unprivileged mode as a user I encountered a few issues related to apparmor and file permissions. In the end ubuntu 24 image refused to boot and I gave up. Maybe the official tutorial wasn't up to date I don't know. I guess I will continue running virtual machines.