Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition

Creating a privileged container

The easiest way to get started with Linux containers is to download a prebuilt distribution in a privileged container. The lxc-create command creates a base container structure and can populate it with a predefined Linux distribution. The syntax of the lxc-create command is as follows:

    lxc-create -n NAME -t TYPE

The -n option defines a name for this container. This name will be used to identify this container when it is started, stopped, or reconfigured.

The -t option defines the template to be used to create this container. The type download connects your system to a repository of prebuilt containers and prompts you for the container to download.

This is an easy way to experiment with other distributions ...