02Chapter 2 of 20
Getting Started
From nothing to a running Linux app, one step at a time.
- 1Installing a distroDownload a distro's disk image once, and every instance using it can start.
- 2Creating an instanceName a new Linux machine and pick its distro. It's instant.
- 3Your first start and your Linux userStarting an instance, and the one-time question about your Linux username and password.
- 4Choosing a distroTwelve distributions, from tiny Alpine to the Enterprise Linux family — what each is like and which to pick.
- 5Your first Linux appInstall a Linux GUI app, find it in MSL, and open it as a Mac window.
- 6Custom imagesRun your own Linux: a folder with a kernel, an initramfs and a disk.