--- title: Install LXD on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of LXD for on Ubuntu - LXD - container and VM manager url: https://snapcraft.io/install/lxd/ubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install LXD on **Ubuntu** # LXD [Canonical](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/canonical "View all snaps from Canonical") * [Canonical](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/canonical "View all snaps from Canonical") * [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development) * [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/lxd/ubuntu#install) #### LXD - container and VM manager LXD is a system container and virtual machine manager. It offers a simple CLI and REST API to manage local or remote instances, uses an image based workflow and support for a variety of advanced features. Images are available for all Ubuntu releases and architectures as well as for a wide number of other Linux distributions. Existing integrations with many deployment and operation tools, makes it work just like a public cloud, except everything is under your control. LXD containers are lightweight, secure by default and a great alternative to virtual machines when running Linux on Linux. LXD virtual machines are modern and secure, using UEFI and secure-boot by default and a great choice when a different kernel or operating system is needed. With clustering, up to 50 LXD servers can be easily joined and managed together with the same tools and APIs and without needing any external dependencies. Supported configuration options for the snap (snap set lxd [=...]): * apparmor.unprivileged-restrictions-disable: Whether to disable restrictions on unprivileged user namespaces [default=true] * ceph.builtin: Use snap-specific Ceph configuration [default=false] * ceph.external: Use the system's ceph tools (ignores ceph.builtin) [default=false] * criu.enable: Enable experimental live-migration support [default=false] * daemon.debug: Increase logging to debug level [default=false] * daemon.group: Set group of users that have full control over LXD [default=lxd] * daemon.user.group: Set group of users that have restricted LXD access [default=lxd] * daemon.preseed: Pass a YAML configuration to `lxd init` on initial start * daemon.syslog: Send LXD log events to syslog [default=false] * daemon.verbose: Increase logging to verbose level [default=false] * db.trace: Enable dqlite trace logging (very verbose) [default=false] * lvm.external: Use the system's LVM tools [default=false] * lxcfs.pidfd: Start per-container process tracking [default=true] * lxcfs.loadavg: Start tracking per-container load average [default=false] * lxcfs.cfs: Consider CPU shares for CPU usage [default=false] * lxcfs.debug: Increase logging to debug level [default=false] * minio.path: Path to the directory containing the minio and mc binaries to use with LXD [default=""] * openvswitch.builtin: Run a snap-specific OVS daemon [default=false] * openvswitch.external: Use the system's OVS tools (ignores openvswitch.builtin) [default=false] * ovn.builtin: Use snap-specific OVN configuration [default=false] * ui.enable: Enable the web interface [default=true] * zfs.external: Use the system's ZFS tools [default=false] For system-wide configuration of the CLI, place your configuration in /var/snap/lxd/common/global-conf/ (config.yml and servercerts) ### Package name * lxd --- ### License * AGPL-3.0-only --- ### Last updated * 26 August 2026 - 5.21/stable * Today - 5.0/candidate --- ### Websites * [ubuntu.com](https://ubuntu.com/lxd "https://ubuntu.com/lxd") --- ### Contact * [lxd@lists.canonical.com](mailto:lxd@lists.canonical.com "mailto:lxd@lists.canonical.com") --- ### Source code * [github.com/canonical/lxd](https://github.com/canonical/lxd "https://github.com/canonical/lxd") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/canonical/lxd/issues](https://github.com/canonical/lxd/issues "https://github.com/canonical/lxd/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/lxd/ubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install LXD Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*. Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install LXD To install LXD, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install lxd ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/lxd/ubuntu) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. 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