Incus is a manager for virtual machines and system containers. There is also an Incus support forum. A virtual machine (VM) is an instance of an operating system that runs on a computer, along with the main operating system. A virtual machine uses hardware virtualization features for the separation from the main operating system. With …
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Nov 13 2020
How to run graphics (X11) applications in the Kali LXD container
LXD gives you system containers and virtual machines, usable from the same user interface. You would rather use system containers as they are more lightweight than VMs. Previously we have seen how to use the Kali LXD containers (includes how to use a USB network adapter). There is documentation on using graphics applications (X11) in …
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Oct 22 2019
How to add both a private and public network to LXD using cloud-init
When you launch a new LXD container, LXD applies the default LXD profile unless you specify a different profile. By adding configuration to a LXD profile, you can launch containers with specific parameters such as specific network configuration. In the following we see how this default LXD profile looks like, and then use cloud-init instructions …
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Aug 30 2019
Cloud-init support in LXD container images
cloud-init is a tool to help you customize cloud images. When you launch a cloud image, you can provide to it with your cloud-init instructions, and the cloud image will execute them. In that way, you can start with a generic cloud image, and as soon as it booted up, it will be configured to …
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Jan 03 2018
How to preconfigure LXD containers with cloud-init
The original post here is now obsolete and it has been replaced by the following: Simos Xenitellisblog.simos.info/
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