Introduction and update on Linux containers

Overview

Teaching: 20 min
Exercises: 0 min

Questions

• What is a container and how is it different from a virtual machine?

• What are some of the benefits of containers and how can containers help me do my job better?

Objectives

• Learn the basics about what a container is

This will be a slide presentation that will provide background information about Linux containers.

Key Points

• Containers encapsulate all of the dependences needed to run an application