If you do, what is your setup to run and maintain the containers? Have you experienced any problems that have been show-stoppers?
They seem like an attractive option in some cases, but I’m curious to hear how people use them for general computing.
If you do, what is your setup to run and maintain the containers? Have you experienced any problems that have been show-stoppers?
They seem like an attractive option in some cases, but I’m curious to hear how people use them for general computing.
LXC puts an entire Linux distro in a container, so I can use shells, install packages, and configure/manage things a lot like I would a virtual machine. It’s useful when I want to more flexibility than the single-app model offered by docker and flatpak. I haven’t tried using it for a desktop environment (like Plasma or GNOME), but I have used it for GUI apps.
No, I don’t always build apps from source for use in an LXC container. I usually let the guest’s package manager (like apt) install them.
Are you aware if Qubes OS? It’s made specifically for desktop software in containers.
No I havent, but it looks incredible! Thanks for another tip.