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> Needing to use Docker is a great reason Linux on the developer laptop makes total sense. So do you always run the same server distribution with exactly the s

by f6v 6y ago

> Needing to use Docker is a great reason Linux on the developer laptop makes total sense. So do you always run the same server distribution with exactly the same package versions on your laptop? Otherwise, you miss the point of Docker.

ubercow13 6y ago
That’s not the point. Docker is native to Linux, it is much faster and simpler on Linux where it does not have to use virtualisation.
- coldtea 6y ago
  >where it does not have to use virtualisation You'd be surprised.
  - ubercow13 6y ago
    Go on..?
    - coldtea 6y ago
      >where it does not have to use virtualisation Container isolation is still OS-level virtualization. It just doesn't use a hypervisor.
      - pjmlp 6y ago
        It might use a hypervisor though, as the pendulum swings back https://katacontainers.io/ https://katacontainers.io/
hibbelig 6y ago
They are saying that they need to run Docker precisely because they need different package versions. Given that Docker is required, Linux is attractive because then you can run Docker without running a Linux VM.