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The 'debootstrap' is necessary in order to build Debian-based containers.
The 'debootstrap' is necessary in order to build Debian-based containers.
== Creating containers ==
Creating an Ubuntu container:
    # lxc-create -n lab1 -t ubuntu -- release precise

Revision as of 18:18, 24 August 2015

LXC (Linux Containers) is an operating system–level virtualization method for running multiple isolated Linux systems (containers) on a single control host.

Official project website: https://linuxcontainers.org


Getting started

Installation

On Fedora 21:

   $ sudo yum install lxc lxc-templates lxc-extra debootstrap

On Fedora 22

   $ sudo dnf install lxc lxc-templates lxc-extra debootstrap

The 'debootstrap' is necessary in order to build Debian-based containers.