Container made it easy to run Linux on my MacBook - heres how I set it up

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This article walks through Container, a new command-line tool that lets developers run Linux containers on Apple silicon Macs. It explains how the tool differs from Docker by using lightweight virtual machines and a Swift-based init system. The piece also shows the installation steps and demonstrates building and running a simple web server container. Readers who develop on Mac hardware can use this tool to work locally without relying on a remote Linux machine. The article also notes that GUI tools around Container are still in development.

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