Build lightweight VMs that seamlessly plug into the containers ecosystem
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
Details for kata-containers
License
Apache-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause OR BSD-3-Clause-Clear OR GPL-2.0 OR LGPL-2.1 OR MIT
Enable snaps on elementary OS and install kata-containers
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.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
Install kata-containers
To install kata-containers, simply use the following command: