LXD on Ubuntu: A step-by-step guide
Installing and configuring LXD on Ubuntu is simple; it’s available in the Snap Store.
Simply install the LXD package as a snap and initialize LXD:
ken@monster:~$ sudo snap install lxd
ken@monster:~$ sudo usermod -aG lxd "$USER"
ken@monster:~$ newgrp lxd
ken@monster:~$ lxd init --auto
Installing LXD will create a system group named lxd on your system. Adding your user account to the lxd group will allow access to run the lxd and lxc commands without administrative permissions.
This will initialize LXD with the recommended settings. You can also leave out --auto, which will guide you through an interactive process of essential configuration steps, including the following:
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