To install LXD (Linux Containers) on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, you can use the following steps:
- Install the necessary packages:
sudo apt install lxd lxd-client
- Initialize LXD by running
sudo lxd init
and following the prompts. You can choose to use the default settings or customize the storage pool and network settings. - Verify the installation by checking the version of LXD:
lxd --version
- You can now create and manage containers using the
lxc
command, for examplelxc launch ubuntu:18.04 mycontainer
- To manage the container you can use the command
lxc list
to see the list of container andlxc stop
andlxc start
to stop and start a container.
Note: It is recommended to use the latest version of LXD, if you are using an older version of Ubuntu, you may need to install from a PPA or from source.