Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install lxc

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%

sudo apk add lxc

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · lxc · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%

sudo apt install lxc

Debian stable package indexes · lxc · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%

sudo dnf install lxc

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · lxc · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#lxc

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/lx/lxc/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%

sudo pacman -S lxc

Arch Linux sync databases · lxc · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%

sudo zypper install lxc

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · lxc · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Chocolateyverifiziert · 92%

choco install lxc

Chocolatey community package catalog · lxc · Quelle: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverifiziert · 92%

scoop install main/lxc

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/lxc.json · Quelle: api.github.com

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

CLI client for interacting with LXD

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

lxc

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

The Homebrew `lxc` formula packages the LXD command-line client named `lxc`, not the older low-level LXC tool suite. LXD is Canonical's system container and virtual-machine manager, and `lxc` is its default CLI for managing instances, remotes, images, networks, projects, storage, and server settings.

Projektgeschichte

The LXD repository was created in November 2014, and the official documentation carries LXD contributor copyright years from 2014 through 2026. Canonical's documentation describes LXD as a modern, secure system container and virtual machine manager with a REST API and support for workloads from a single development machine to clustered production infrastructure.

The official `lxd and lxc` explanation distinguishes LXD from LXC: LXC is the low-level userspace interface for Linux kernel containment features, while LXD is a more user-friendly system built on top of LXC with network-controllable management features.

Adoptionsgeschichte

LXD adoption grew from Linux container users who wanted machine-like system containers with images, profiles, networking, storage pools, remotes, and clustering. The official README documents installation of the daemon on Linux and the `lxc` client on Linux, Windows, and macOS, including Homebrew for macOS.

By July 2026, the official GitHub repository had roughly 4,800 stars and 1,000 forks, and Canonical maintained both feature releases and long-term-support release branches such as 4.0, 5.0, and 5.21.

Wie es verwendet wird

The `lxc` command is the everyday LXD client. Official man pages list subcommands for launching, listing, stopping, copying, moving, snapshotting, exporting, importing, and configuring instances, plus image, profile, project, network, storage, cluster, and remote management.

The client stores remotes and aliases in `config.yml` under `$LXD_CONF` or `~/.config/lxc`. For remote authentication it can use TLS client certificate and key files, optional client CA material, OIDC token JSON files, and per-remote cookie jars.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

This package is significant because its name is historically confusing: package users may expect LXC, but the formula installs the LXD client named `lxc`. For package managers, it is a cross-platform client for a Linux-only daemon and has important configuration and credential files outside the package prefix.

Zeitleiste

2014: Public `canonical/lxd` repository created.
2021: LXD 4.0 LTS line still maintained through later point releases.
2024: LXD 5.21 LTS line active.
2026: LXD 6.9 feature release and LTS point releases published.

Related projects

LXC provides the lower-level Linux container interface used underneath LXD.
dqlite is used by LXD for clustered state.
pylxd and the Go client package are official SDKs documented by the LXD README.
MicroCloud, Terraform provider for LXD, Packer LXD builder, and Ansible integrations are listed as management tools.

Quellen

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risikoklassifikator

blue Risiko · mittel Konfidenz · tool

Warum

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signale

text:client

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Build-Metadaten listen 1 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

Empfohlene Prüfung

Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: $LXD_CONF/config.yml~/.config/lxc/config.yml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: $LXD_CONF/client.crt$LXD_CONF/client.key$LXD_CONF/oidctokens/<remote>.json$LXD_CONF/jars/<remote>~/.config/lxc/client.crt~/.config/lxc/client.key~/.config/lxc/oidctokens/<remote>.json~/.config/lxc/jars/<remote>

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit	Hinweis
`lxc`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-07-26

Manager-Version6.9

Manager aktualisiert2026-06-23

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://github.com/canonical/lxd

InfoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/canonical/lxdnone Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:lxc
Version	6.9
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lxc
Homepage	https://ubuntu.com/lxd
Repository	https://github.com/canonical/lxd
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://documentation.ubuntu.com/lxd
Lizenz	AGPL-3.0-only
Quellarchiv	https://github.com/canonical/lxd/releases/download/lxd-6.9/lxd-6.9.tar.gz
Zuletzt aktualisiert	2026-06-23T10:38:02Z
Pulse	updated
Build-Abhängigkeiten	go
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	lxc
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Debian apt95%

liblxc-common 1:6.0.4-4+deb13u3+b1

Linux Containers userspace tools (library)

lxc mit Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop installieren