LXC provides operating system-level virtualization thought a virtual environment that has its own processes and network space, instead of creating full-fledged virtual machines. LXC uses cgroups that was release in Linux Kernel 2.6.24. Below are instructions on installing LXC in your environment.
Acronyms
- LXC — Linux Containers
- LXD — Linux Container Damon's
Benefits
LXC Containers take advantage of hardware resources directly so it will because they do not emulate hardware. The containers have great performance as a result.
Notes
- lxd and lxd-client should be installed by default on Ubuntu 16.04
