Linux containers (LXC) provide operating system-level virtualization using features of the Linux kernel such as cgroups, namespaces, and chroot. This allows for the creation of lightweight isolated environments called containers that share the kernel of the host system. Containers offer many advantages over traditional virtual machines such as near-native performance, flexibility, and lightweight resource usage. The document discusses the key building blocks and technologies that underpin LXC such as cgroups for resource control and namespaces for process isolation. It also covers the benefits of using LXC and how container images are realized on Linux.