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updated ncurses packages (6.2 -> 6.3)
author | Hans-G?nter Theisgen |
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date | Sat Apr 23 17:46:30 2022 +0100 (2022-04-23) |
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1.1 --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 1.2 +++ b/lxc/description.txt Sat Apr 23 17:46:30 2022 +0100 1.3 @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ 1.4 +LXC is a userspace interface for the Linux kernel containment features. 1.5 +Through a powerful API and simple tools, it lets Linux users easily 1.6 +create and manage system or application containers. 1.7 + 1.8 +Current LXC uses the following kernel features to contain processes: 1.9 + 1.10 +- Kernel namespaces (ipc, uts, mount, pid, network and user) 1.11 +- Apparmor and SELinux profiles 1.12 +- Seccomp policies 1.13 +- Chroots (using pivot_root) 1.14 +- Kernel capabilities 1.15 +- CGroups (control groups) 1.16 + 1.17 +LXC containers are often considered as something in the middle between a 1.18 +chroot and a full fledged virtual machine. 1.19 +The goal of LXC is to create an environment as close as possible to a 1.20 +standard Linux installation but without the need for a separate kernel.