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1. LXD only works in Linux. It is not supported on macOS or Windows.

2. LXD does not require a CPU which supports virtualization.

3. Docker is a more user-friendly alternative to LXD containers and multipass is a more user-friendly alternative to LXD virtual machines. It is suggested that you use Docker/multipass instead of LXD.

Installation

sudo snap install lxd
gpasswd -a `id -un` lxd
newgrp lxd

Setup LXD

lxd init

Launch a container

lxc list
lxc launch ubuntu:22.04
lxc exec stirring-beagle -- ls -la
lxc exec -t stirring-beagle /bin/bash

Publish LXD Images

https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-custom-lxd-images

https://ubuntu.com/blog/publishing-lxd-images

https://medium.com/@tcij1013/lxc-lxd-cheetsheet-effb5389922d

https://github.com/lxc/lxd/issues/6805

LXDHub

References

• LXD @ GitHub

• macOS and "LXD installed and running?" error

• LXDHub

• NVidia CUDA inside a LXD container