Install this version:
emerge -a =app-containers/lxd-6.9
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =app-containers/lxd-6.9
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =app-containers/lxd-6.9
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit go-module linux-info optfeature systemd verify-sig flag-o-matic eapi9-ver
DESCRIPTION="Modern, secure and powerful system container and virtual machine manager"
HOMEPAGE="https://ubuntu.com/lxd https://github.com/canonical/lxd"
SRC_URI="https://github.com/canonical/lxd/releases/download/${P}/${P}.tar.gz
verify-sig? ( https://github.com/canonical/lxd/releases/download/${P}/${P}.tar.gz.asc
)"
LICENSE="Apache-2.0 AGPL-3+ BSD LGPL-3 MIT"
SLOT="0/stable"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~x86"
IUSE="apparmor"
DEPEND="acct-group/lxd
app-arch/xz-utils
>=app-containers/lxc-6.0.4:=[apparmor?,seccomp(+)]
dev-db/sqlite:3
>=dev-libs/dqlite-1.18.2:=[lz4]
dev-libs/lzo
>=dev-util/xdelta-3.0[lzma(+)]
net-dns/dnsmasq[dhcp]
sys-libs/libcap
virtual/udev"
RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
|| (
net-firewall/nftables[json]
(
net-firewall/ebtables
net-firewall/iptables
)
)
sys-apps/iproute2
sys-fs/fuse:3
>=sys-fs/lxcfs-6.0.4
sys-fs/squashfs-tools[lzma]
virtual/acl"
BDEPEND=">=dev-lang/go-1.26.4
verify-sig? ( sec-keys/openpgp-keys-canonical )"
CONFIG_CHECK="
~CGROUPS
~IPC_NS
~NET_NS
~PID_NS
~SECCOMP
~USER_NS
~UTS_NS
~KVM
~MACVTAP
~VHOST_VSOCK
"
ERROR_IPC_NS="CONFIG_IPC_NS is required."
ERROR_NET_NS="CONFIG_NET_NS is required."
ERROR_PID_NS="CONFIG_PID_NS is required."
ERROR_SECCOMP="CONFIG_SECCOMP is required."
ERROR_UTS_NS="CONFIG_UTS_NS is required."
WARNING_KVM="CONFIG_KVM and CONFIG_KVM_AMD/-INTEL is required for virtual machines."
WARNING_MACVTAP="CONFIG_MACVTAP is required for virtual machines."
WARNING_VHOST_VSOCK="CONFIG_VHOST_VSOCK is required for virtual machines."
# Go magic.
QA_PREBUILT="/usr/bin/fuidshift
/usr/bin/lxc
/usr/bin/lxd-agent
/usr/bin/lxd-benchmark
/usr/bin/lxd-convert
/usr/sbin/lxd"
VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH=/usr/share/openpgp-keys/canonical.asc
# The testsuite must be run as root.
# make: *** [Makefile:156: check] Error 1
RESTRICT="test"
GOPATH="${S}/_dist"
src_prepare() {
export GOPATH="${S}/_dist"
default
sed -i \
-e "s:\./configure:./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=${EPREFIX}/usr/lib/lxd:g" \
-e "s:make:make ${MAKEOPTS}:g" \
Makefile || die
# Fix hardcoded ovmf file path, see bug 763180
sed -i \
-e "s:/usr/share/OVMF:/usr/share/edk2/OvmfX64:g" \
lxd/instance/drivers/edk2/edk2.go || die "Failed to fix hardcoded ovmf paths."
# Fix hardcoded virtfs-proxy-helper file path, see bug 798924
sed -i \
-e "s:/usr/lib/qemu/virtfs-proxy-helper:/usr/libexec/virtfs-proxy-helper:g" \
lxd/device/device_utils_disk.go || die "Failed to fix virtfs-proxy-helper path."
cp "${FILESDIR}"/lxd-4.0.9-r1.service "${T}"/lxd.service || die
if use apparmor; then
sed -i \
'/^EnvironmentFile=.*/a ExecStartPre=\/usr\/libexec\/lxc\/lxc-apparmor-load' \
"${T}"/lxd.service || die
fi
# Disable -Werror's from go modules.
find "${S}" -name "cgo.go" -exec sed -i "s/ -Werror / /g" {} + || die
}
src_configure() { :; }
src_compile() {
export GOPATH="${S}/_dist"
# bug 963961
append-ldflags -Wl,-z,lazy
export CGO_LDFLAGS_ALLOW="-Wl,-z,lazy"
export CGO_LDFLAGS="${CGO_LDFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS}"
for k in fuidshift lxd-benchmark lxc; do
go install -v -x "${S}/${k}" || die "failed compiling ${k}"
done
go install -v -x -tags libsqlite3 "${S}"/lxd || die "Failed to build the daemon"
# Needs to be built statically
CGO_ENABLED=0 go install -v -tags netgo "${S}"/lxd-convert
CGO_ENABLED=0 go install -v -tags agent,netgo "${S}"/lxd-agent
}
src_test() {
emake check
}
src_install() {
export GOPATH="${S}/_dist"
local bindir="_dist/bin"
dosbin ${bindir}/lxd
for l in fuidshift lxd-agent lxd-benchmark lxd-convert lxc; do
dobin ${bindir}/${l}
done
newconfd "${FILESDIR}"/lxd-4.0.0.confd lxd
newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/lxd-5.0.2-r1.initd lxd
systemd_dounit "${T}"/lxd.service
systemd_newunit "${FILESDIR}"/lxd-containers-4.0.0.service lxd-containers.service
systemd_newunit "${FILESDIR}"/lxd-4.0.0.socket lxd.socket
dodoc AUTHORS
dodoc -r doc/*
# LXD needs LXD_QEMU_FW_PATH in env to find OVMF files for virtual machines
newenvd - 90lxd <<- _EOF_
LXD_QEMU_FW_PATH=${EPREFIX}/usr/share/edk2-ovmf
_EOF_
}
pkg_postinst() {
if ver_replacing -lt 6.7
then
ewarn
ewarn "Starting with lxd-6.7, 'lxd-migrate' has been renamed to 'lxd-convert'."
ewarn
fi
elog
elog "Consult https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/LXD for more information,"
elog "including a Quick Start."
elog "For virtual machine support, see:"
elog "https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/LXD#Virtual_machines"
elog
elog "Please run 'lxc-checkconfig' to see all optional kernel features."
elog
elog "LXD 6.9 documents a minimum kernel version of 6.8 (up from 5.15 for 6.5)."
elog
optfeature "virtual machine support" ">=app-emulation/qemu-8.2.2[spice,usbredir,virtfs]"
optfeature "btrfs storage backend" sys-fs/btrfs-progs
optfeature "ipv6 support" net-dns/dnsmasq[ipv6]
optfeature "full lxd-convert support" net-misc/rsync
optfeature "lvm2 storage backend" sys-fs/lvm2
optfeature "zfs storage backend" ">=sys-fs/zfs-2.2"
elog
elog "Be sure to add your local user to the lxd group."
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p app-containers/lxd |
euse -E <flag> -p app-containers/lxd |
euse -D <flag> -p app-containers/lxd
acct-group/lxd app-arch/xz-utils >=app-containers/lxc-6.0.4:=[apparmor?,seccomp(+)] dev-db/sqlite:3 >=dev-libs/dqlite-1.18.2:=[lz4] dev-libs/lzo >=dev-util/xdelta-3.0[lzma(+)] net-dns/dnsmasq[dhcp] sys-libs/libcap virtual/udev
${DEPEND}
|| (
net-firewall/nftables[json]
(
net-firewall/ebtables
net-firewall/iptables
)
)
sys-apps/iproute2
sys-fs/fuse:3
>=sys-fs/lxcfs-6.0.4
sys-fs/squashfs-tools[lzma]
virtual/acl
>=dev-lang/go-1.26.4 verify-sig? ( sec-keys/openpgp-keys-canonical )
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | lxd-6.9.tar.gz | 34937801 bytes | https://github.com/canonical/lxd/releases/download/lxd-6.9/lxd-6.9.tar.gz |
| DIST | lxd-6.9.tar.gz.asc | 833 bytes | https://github.com/canonical/lxd/releases/download/lxd-6.9/lxd-6.9.tar.gz.asc |