eth-p / docker-distro

A guide and environment for creating a working Linux distro inside a Docker container.

docker-distro

A guide and environment for creating a working Linux distro inside a Docker container.

Why?

• VMs use more memory than containers.
• VMs use more CPU time than containers.
• VMs have higher I/O overhead.
• Most importantly, because you can.
• To learn about Linux, root pivoting, and the entire init process to multi-user mode.
• New: You have an Nvidia GPU but can't get PCI passthrough working inside a VM.

Prerequisites

• Docker

Resources

• List of footguns with running a Distro in Docker.

Guide

01: Bootstrapping a Distro Inside Docker
02: Pivoting Into a Running Distro
03: Migrate to Multi-user Mode
04: Basic Command-Line Setup
05: Networking Goodies

Extras

GPU Acceleration (Nvidia)

Get a hardware-accelerated desktop environment with full OpenGL, Vulkan, and NVENC support.
Note: REQUIRES Nvidia GPU; Does not support Intel or AMD.