Category: Linux

Running OCI images (i.e. Docker) directly in Incus

One of the cool new features in Incus 6.3 is the ability to run OCI images (such as those for Docker) directly in Incus. You can certainly install the Docker packages in an Incus instance but that would put you in a situation of running a container in a container. Why not let Docker be …

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How to install and setup the Incus Web UI

Incus is a manager for virtual machines (VM) and system containers. There is also an Incus support forum. Typically you would use the incus command-line interface (CLI) client to get access to the Incus manager and perform the tasks for the full life-cycle of the virtual machines and system containers. In this post we see …

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How to run an Incus VM inside an Incus VM (nested virtualization)

Incus is a manager for virtual machines (VM) and system containers. There is also an Incus support forum. A virtual machine (VM) is an instance of an operating system that runs on a computer, along with the main operating system. A virtual machine uses hardware virtualization features for the separation from the main operating system. …

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How to manage the files of several Incus containers from a separate Incus container

Incus is a manager for virtual machines and system containers. A system container is an instance of an operating system that also runs on a computer, along with the main operating system. A system container uses, instead, security primitives of the Linux kernel for the separation from the main operating system. You can think of …

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How to customize Incus containers with cloud-init

Incus is a manager for virtual machines and system containers. There is also an Incus support forum. A virtual machine (VM) is an instance of an operating system that runs on a computer, along with the main operating system. A virtual machine uses hardware virtualization features for the separation from the main operating system. With …

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How to run a Windows virtual machine on Incus on Linux

Incus is a manager for virtual machines and system containers. A virtual machine (VM) is an instance of an operating system that runs on a computer, along with the main operating system. A virtual machine uses hardware virtualization features for the separation from the main operating system. With virtual machines, the full operating system boots …

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