To set up and use LXD on CentOS 8.x / RHEL 8.x, you can follow these steps:
- Install the lxd package using the package manager:
sudo dnf install lxd
- Initialize LXD:
sudo lxd init
- Start the lxd service:
sudo systemctl start lxd
- Verify that the service is running:
sudo systemctl status lxd
- Create a new container:
lxc launch images:centos/8 mycontainer
- Start the container:
lxc start mycontainer
- Connect to the container:
lxc exec mycontainer bash
- To stop the container
lxc stop mycontainer
- To delete the container
lxc delete mycontainer
You can also use the lxc command line tool to manage your containers and images.
Please note that this is a brief overview and you should refer to the official documentation for more information and advanced usage.