CoreOS was the first to demonstrate how Docker and containerization could remake Linux. Now Canonical is getting into the game, albeit from a different direction. Canonical’s new project, LXD, or the ...

When Microsoft launched its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) back in 2018, it was very clear why: It wanted to provide tools for developers building modern cloud applications. Microsoft needed a way ...

In the realm of software development and deployment, Docker has emerged as a revolutionary force, offering a streamlined approach to creating, deploying, and running applications by using containers.

Docker is both an open source project and the name of a startup that focuses on Linux Containers. Containers are the idea of running multiple applications on a single host. It’s similar to compute ...

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Oh, I mean the traditional way of running Linux Docker containers on Mac/Windows; the Docker command for those starts a small Linux VM and uses that to run containers. If you do a bind mount there, it ...

Virtual machines (VMs) allow you to explore Linux without permanently altering your computer. If you're curious about Linux ...