Terms starting with L

10 terms in Linux

  • libvirt

    Linux › Virtualization

    libvirt is the Linux virtualization management API and daemon set that controls KVM, QEMU and other hypervisors through one stable interface.

  • Linux

    Linux › Linux fundamentals

    Linux is a free, open-source, Unix-like operating system family built around the Linux kernel and shipped as distributions for servers, desktops and…

  • Linux ACL

    Linux › Permissions

    A Linux ACL is an access control list that extends standard owner, group and other permissions with rules for additional named users…

  • Linux capabilities

    Linux › Linux security

    Linux capabilities split root privileges into distinct units such as CAP_NET_ADMIN, so processes receive only the specific powers they need.

  • Linux kernel

    Linux › Linux fundamentals

    The Linux kernel is the core of every Linux system, managing processes, memory, devices, file systems and networking between hardware and user…

  • Linux namespace

    Linux › Processes

    A Linux namespace is a kernel feature that gives a group of processes its own isolated view of a global resource such…

  • lsof

    Linux › Monitoring

    lsof is the Linux monitoring command that lists open files per process, including regular files, directories, pipes, devices and network sockets.

  • LVM

    Linux › Filesystem

    LVM, the Linux Logical Volume Manager, pools physical disks into volume groups and carves them into resizable logical volumes for server storage.

  • LXC

    Linux › Virtualization

    LXC, Linux Containers, runs complete Linux system containers on a shared kernel using namespaces and cgroups instead of full hardware virtualization.

  • LXD

    Linux › Virtualization

    LXD is a Linux manager for system containers and virtual machines that runs full operating systems through one REST API and command-line…