How To Install lxc on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxc on AlmaLinux 8.
What is lxc
Linux Resource Containers provide process and resource isolation without the overhead of full virtualization.
We can use yum or dnf to install lxc on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lxc.
Install lxc on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install lxc using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install lxc
Install lxc on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install lxc using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install lxc
How To Uninstall lxc on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the lxc package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove lxc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxc on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.