Install and Run Containers on Linux Virtual Machines – LXD/LXC

Objectives Prerequisites Introduction Virtualization technology has enabled powerful infrastructure architectures that allow single physical hardware systems to host multiple simulated environments. In essence, it allows the sharing of physical resources from a single pool to multiple isolated environments. With virtualization technology and hypervisors that manage the pool of resources, virtual machines can be created that […]

Launch Linux Virtual Machines with Multipass

Objectives The following tutorial will demonstrate how to use a convenient tool from Canonical called Multipass to launch Ubuntu Linux virtual machines with ease Prerequisites Linux, MacOS or Windows Operating System Minimum 4 GB RAM (8 GB preferred) Introduction Linux is an essential building block in almost all IT ecosystems powering web servers, mobile phones […]

Install and Run Cockpit on Linux Virtual Machines

Objectives This tutorial will walk you through installing the user-friendly Linux sysadmin web console tool Cockpit Prerequisites Installed Linux OS (this tutorial uses the Debian-based Linux distro Ubuntu) Introduction Linux is extremely useful and powerful but due to its flexibility, extensibility, and versatility as an operating system with a plethora of utilities, it can be […]