The Evolution of Software Installation Methods on Linux: From Alchemy to Containers

The Evolution of Software Installation Methods on Linux: From Alchemy to Containers

On a morning in 2024, a young developer types a command on a brand new Linux laptop: docker run -d -p 80:80 nginx. Even though his system is empty, and he doesn’t even know what the dependencies for Nginx are, a web server is quietly running in the background just seconds later.This scene seems ordinary … Read more