Kata Containers is an open source project and community working to build a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that feel and perform like containers, but provide the workload isolation and security advantages of VMs
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Snap is available for CentOS 7.6+, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6+, from the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository. The EPEL repository can be added to your system with the following command:
Snap can now be installed as follows:
Once installed, the systemd unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled:
To enable classic snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between /var/lib/snapd/snap and /snap:
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
To install kata-containers, simply use the following command:
Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap.
Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit snapcraft.io now.
