How do I list lxc snapshots for LXD on Linux?

I explained a long time ago how to take LXD instance snapshots using the lxc command. Today I will talk about how to list lxc snapshots and automatically purge those snapshots from LXD to free up disk space on Linux operating systems.

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Linux Filesystem Error: Transaction failed when using LXD

I am a big fan of LXD, a next-generation Linux system container manager and default on Ubuntu. It allows me to run desktop apps or server apps in an isolated environment. Ubuntu provides LXD with robust security in mind. However, this might lead to undesired side effects, such as individual packages under OpenSUSE or CentOS Linux may not be updated. One such package is the filesystem package. Let us see how to fix Error: Transaction failed when you try to update filesystem package under CentOS, OpenSUSE, and other Linux containers running under LXD.

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How To check LXD container BTRFS disk usage on Linux

Here is a quick and dirty shell script I put to check LXD container size and how much space they are taking on the BTRFS subvolume. Naturally, you must run the script as a root user, and LXD must be configured with BTRFS storage backend on Linux operating systems. See how to set up and install LXD on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS using the apt command

How to delete container with lxc (LXD) command on Linux

Want to delete LXD based container with lxc command on Linux? Try these simple tips. To delete LXD instances/container and snapshots, we use the lxc delete command. However, the container/instance must be stopped, and all snapshots must be removed before removing the Linux container with the lxc command.

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How to disable firewall and NAT rules on the LXD bridge

I followed your Ubuntu LXD tutorial, and I noticed LXD automatically created firewall and NAT rules. Is there any way to disable this feature? I want to manage a firewall using custom rule sets. How can I disable firewall and NAT rules on the LXD bridge under Linux?

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How to backup and restore LXD containers

Now that I set up an LXD container, how do I backup and restore LXD containers running on Ubuntu/Debian or Fedora/CentOS Linux server?

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Install LXD on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS using apt

How can I install LXD pure-container hypervisor on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Linux to runs unmodified Debian/Ubuntu/CentOS/Fedora/Arch Linux operating systems at incredible speed? How do I set up and use LXD on the Ubuntu Linux server? How do I install LXD on Ubuntu cloud server?

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How to Set Up and Use LXD on CentOS 8.x / RHEL 8.x

LXD is a next generation system container manager. It offers a user experience similar to virtual machines but using Linux containers instead. It's image based with pre-made images available for a wide number of Linux distributions. How do I set up and install LXD on a CentOS 8.x or RHEL 8.x server?

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How to add or mount directory in LXD (Linux container)

I have two LXD containers running. One is for Nginx, and another is for processing data. I need to share data between two containers. How do I add or mount a shared directory between two?

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How to create snapshots with lxc command for LXD

I need to save the state of my existing app running on LXD before I push new Python-based app. How do I create snapshots with lxc command for LXD based Linux container?

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How to update LXD container Ubuntu image from 16.04 to 18.04

I run my app inside Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS lxd Linux container. To upgrade Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04 LTS container, I run do-release-upgrade command, but I am getting the error message that read as "Must be connected to a terminal." How do I fix this problem to upgrade from Ubuntu Linux 16.04 to 18.04 image?

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