Distros
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- Container DistrosOverview of the Linux distributions most often used as Docker base images, with the container-specific commands and gotchas for each. Pair with Dockerfile and…
- Alpine LinuxAlpine is a small musl libc and BusyBox based distribution; the alpine image is about 13 MB. Use it for small images where the software is known to work on…
- Amazon LinuxAmazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) is AWS's RPM based distribution, derived from Fedora packages. Use the amazonlinux image to match an AWS host, for example for…
- DebianDebian is a glibc and apt based distribution and the base under many language images such as python and node. The -slim variants drop docs and extras.
- FedoraFedora is a glibc and RPM based distribution with fast-moving packages and a short support window (a release lasts roughly 13 months). Use it for new…
- UbuntuUbuntu is a glibc and apt based distribution. The ubuntu image is a minimal root filesystem with fewer packages than a normal install.