When Microsoft launched its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) back in 2018, it was very clear why: It wanted to provide tools for developers building modern cloud applications. Microsoft needed a way ...

When you think of containers, it's easy to think of Linux first. Most containers and container workflows are built on Linux, and for obvious reasons. Linux starts faster, takes up less space on disk ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) has brought the Linux kernel to Windows. Does that really matter, you might ask, since WSL already did an excellent job of emulating Linux? Oh yeah it does. It ...

Linux and Mac users that have a need to periodically access Microsoft Windows will be pleased to know that it is possible to run a full version of Windows in a Docker ...

News briefs for June 19, 2019. The development team over at Docker is porting their container platform to Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) It looks as if pretty soon, Docker ...

Microsoft continues to put more of its focus into the container space, announcing updates to several platforms serving the market. Those include its Nano Server and Server Core products, and increased ...

How to use Rocky Linux as a Docker container image Your email has been sent The creator of Rocky Linux has made the distribution available as a Docker image. Jack Wallen shows you how to get it, ...

Like me, you've probably heard the unofficial rule of Docker: it's for lightweight, headless servers and command-line applications, not for graphical interfaces. Most of us follow this rule for good ...