Blog posts tagged
"Virtual Machines"

33 posts

Tytus Kurek
21 August 2023

What is a hypervisor? A beginner’s guide

Article Cloud and server

In the realm of virtualisation and cloud computing, the hypervisor is a critical component that enables the seamless operation of multiple virtual machines (VMs) on a single host. While virtualisation is a technology, the hypervisor is its actual implementation. In this beginner’s guide, we will explore the fundamentals...

Tytus Kurek
21 August 2023

Miona Aleksic
18 January 2023

Containerization vs. Virtualization : understand the differences

Article Cloud and server

Containerization vs. Virtualization : understand the differences and benefits of each approach, as well as connections to cloud computing.

Miona Aleksic
18 January 2023

Miona Aleksic
9 June 2022

LXD virtual machines: an overview

Article Cloud and server

In this blog, we’ll explore some of the main VM features that help you run your infrastructure on LXD.

Miona Aleksic
9 June 2022

Nathan Hart
28 January 2022

Single-command Docker environments on any machine with Multipass

Article Ubuntu

Multipass has a new workflow tailored to run Docker containers on macOS, Windows or Linux. One single command, no dependencies, full flexibility. Multipass exists to bring Ubuntu-based development to the operating system of your choice. Whether you prefer the GUI of macOS (even on M1), Windows or any other Linux, the...

Nathan Hart
28 January 2022

Nathan Hart
23 December 2021

How-To: Docker on Windows and Mac with Multipass

Article Tutorials

Update: there is now a more streamlined way to run Docker on Multipass – see this tutorial for more details. Original blog below: If you’re looking for an alternative to Docker Desktop or to integrate Docker into your Multipass workflow, this how-to is for you.  Multipass can host a docker engine inside an Ubuntu VM

Nathan Hart
23 December 2021

Rhys Davies
26 February 2021

What is virtualisation? The basics

Article Desktop

Virtualisation plays a huge role in almost all of today’s fastest-growing software-based industries. It is the foundation for most cloud computing, the go-to methodology for cross-platform development, and has made its way all the way to ‘the edge’; the eponymous IoT. This article is the first in a series where we...

Rhys Davies
26 February 2021

Eduardo Aguilar Pelaez
24 June 2020

MAAS 2.8 – new features

Article MAAS

What’s new? This new release of MAAS brings three key new benefits: Virtual machines with LXD (Beta) Tighter, more responsive UX External/remote PostgreSQL database If you know what you want, go to maas.io/install, otherwise let’s dive in and explore these further. Virtual machines (VMs) with LXD (Beta) MAAS 2.8 can set...

Eduardo Aguilar Pelaez
24 June 2020

Canonical
2 June 2020

MicroK8s now native on Windows and macOS

Article Cloud and server

Windows and macOS developers can now use MicroK8s natively! Use kubectl at the Windows or Mac command line to interact with MicroK8s locally just as you would on Linux. Clean integration into the desktop means better workflows to dev, build and test your containerised apps. MicroK8s is a conformant upstream Kubernetes,...

Canonical
2 June 2020

Tim McNamara
11 February 2020

DevOps tools in 2020: Why consider Juju?

Article Charms

Many DevOps tools struggle as deployments change. Juju excels. 2020 heralds a decade for a divided technology industry. Software delivery is diversifying. Complexity is increasing. Teams are looking to make use of new approaches such as serverless and split large applications into microservices. They also need to retain...

Tim McNamara
11 February 2020

Igor Ljubuncic
4 February 2020

How to upgrade from Windows 7 to Ubuntu – Installation

Article Desktop

Installing an operating system is not an easy task. For most people, this is something they will never have done. The vast majority of people buy computers with the operating system already installed, so they never have to manually run through the system setup. The process can be intimidating, but we will try to make

Igor Ljubuncic
4 February 2020

wgs1
20 June 2019

Kubernetes on Mac: how to set up

Article Cloud and server

UPDATED in July 2020 with the latest instruction set. Are you looking for a Kubernetes solution to run on your Mac? MicroK8s is a lightweight, pure upstream distribution of Kubernetes developed by Canonical. It’s a compact Linux snap that installs a single-node Kubernetes cluster alongside carefully selected add-ons on...

wgs1
20 June 2019

wgs1
19 June 2019

Kubernetes on Windows: how to set up

Article Cloud and server

This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below:Password: The post Protected: Kubernetes on Windows appeared first on Ubuntu Blog.

wgs1
19 June 2019

Marcin Bednarz
6 June 2019

Need to set up servers in remote locations?

Article Cloud and server

Use bare metal provisioning with a top-of-the-rack switch When deploying a small footprint environment such as edge computing sites, 5G low latency services, a site support cabinet or baseband unit, its critical to establish the optimal number of physical servers needed for set up. While several approaches exist, bare...

Marcin Bednarz
6 June 2019

Igor Ljubuncic
14 March 2019

Make your snap development faster

Article Desktop

“All my centurions develop using snaps.” Julius Caesar By and large, software development can be an enjoyable process. Until you hit the first error, that is. At that point, you want to get past the stumbling blocks as quickly as possible and resume building your apps. A robust, flexible development framework can make a big

Igor Ljubuncic
14 March 2019

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