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		penguin_booze on Nov 13, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Docker fails to launch on Apple Silicon I'm a bit lost. I was under the impression that Docker (and containerisation in general) works based on kernel namespaces, which, IIUC, is a way to instantiating distinct subsystems in the kernel, on demand. What does hardware support for virtualization have to do with it? I mean, for VMWare or VirtuaBox, yes, I can imagine; but does that matter for Docker? Can someone explain?

cfstras on Nov 13, 2020 | [–]

Docker on Mac and Windows both use virtual machines to run a Linux OS, which then runs Docker normally.

innocenat on Nov 13, 2020 | [–]

It works as you understand on Linux. For Windows and macOS, Docker use virtualisation to do contenatisation on Linux kernel instead.

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