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LXC

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LXC

Summary

LXC is a container runtime[1]. LXC draws 248 Wikipedia views per month (container_runtime category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • LXC is the creator of IBM[3].
  • LXC's instance of is recorded as container runtime[4].
  • LXC's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[5].
  • LXC's based on is recorded as Linux kernel[6].
  • LXC's based on is recorded as cgroups[7].
  • LXC's logo image is recorded as Linux Containers logo.svg[8].
  • LXC's developer is recorded as Christian Brauner[9].
  • LXC's developer is recorded as Linux Containers[10].
  • LXC's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later[11].
  • LXC's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[12].
  • LXC's programmed in is recorded as Bourne shell[13].
  • LXC's operating system is recorded as Linux[14].
  • LXC's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.2[15].
  • LXC's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.6[16].
  • LXC's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.3[17].
  • LXC's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.7[18].
  • LXC's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.1[19].
  • LXC's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.9[20].
  • LXC's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0[21].
  • LXC's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6.5[22].
  • LXC's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.0[23].
  • LXC's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.1[24].
  • LXC's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.2[25].
  • LXC's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.3[26].
  • LXC's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.4[27].

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Authorship and Creation

LXC is the creator of IBM[3].

Why It Matters

LXC draws 248 Wikipedia views per month (container_runtime category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] LXC has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] LXC is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Bourne shell IBM Linux PowerPC Proxmox Virtual Environment

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . linuxcontainers.org. Retrieved . linuxcontainers.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . linuxcontainers.org. Retrieved . linuxcontainers.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . linuxcontainers.org. Retrieved . linuxcontainers.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . linuxcontainers.org. Retrieved . linuxcontainers.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . linuxcontainers.org. Retrieved . linuxcontainers.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). LXC. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lxc
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lxc_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{LXC}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lxc}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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