We haven't required lxc and aufs for years now...

Well, maybe not years, but internet years...

Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Timothy Hobbs <timothyhobbs@seznam.cz> (github: timthelion)
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## Broader kernel support
Our goal is to make Docker run everywhere, but currently Docker requires Linux version 3.8 or higher with lxc and aufs support. If youre deploying new machines for the purpose of running Docker, this is a fairly easy requirement to meet. However, if youre adding Docker to an existing deployment, you may not have the flexibility to update and patch the kernel.
Our goal is to make Docker run everywhere, but currently Docker requires Linux version 3.8 or higher with cgroups support. If youre deploying new machines for the purpose of running Docker, this is a fairly easy requirement to meet. However, if youre adding Docker to an existing deployment, you may not have the flexibility to update and patch the kernel.
Expanding Dockers kernel support is a priority. This includes running on older kernel versions, but also on kernels with no AUFS support, or with incomplete lxc capabilities.
Expanding Dockers kernel support is a priority. This includes running on older kernel versions, specifically focusing on versions already popular in server deployments such as those used by RHEL and the OpenVZ stack.
## Cross-architecture support