LXC/LXD commands cheat sheet
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•1 min read$ sudo snap install lxd
$ lxd init
$ sudo usermod -aG user lxd
$ lxc remote list
$ lxc image list images:
$ lxc image list images: ubuntu amd64
$ lxc image info images:ubuntu/jammy
$ lxc image list local:
$ lxc image list
$ lxc image copy images:debian/12 local: --auto-update --copy-aliases
$ lxc launch images:ubuntu/focal ubuntu
$ lxc launch images:alpine/3.16 alpine
$ lxc list
$ lxc exec ubuntu hostname
$ lxc exec ubuntu -- hostname
$ lxc shell ubuntu
$ lxc console ubuntu # to leave press ctrl-a and let go of ctrl and press q
$ lxc file edit ubuntu/home/david/.bashrc
$ lxc start/stop/restart ubuntu
$ lxc snapshot ubuntu snap1
$ lxc snapshot ubuntu snap2
$ lxc info ubuntu
$ lxc delete ubuntu/snap1
$ lxc restore ubuntu snap2
$ lxc config set ubuntu boot.autostart 1
$ lxc config set ubuntu limits.memory 1Gb
$ lxc config set ubuntu boot.autostart.delay 30
$ lxc config show ubuntu
$ lxc config set ubuntu boot.autostart.order 2
