NAME

       autopkgtest-build-lxd,  autopkgtest-build-incus  -  Create or update autopkgtest container
       for autopkgtest-virt-lxd or autopkgtest-virt-incus

SYNOPSIS

       autopkgtest-build-lxd image

       autopkgtest-build-incus image

DESCRIPTION

       autopkgtest-build-lxd creates or updates a LXD or  Incus  image  which  is  optimized  for
       autopkgtest's LXD/Incus runner autopkgtest-virt-lxd(1) or autopkgtest-virt-incus(1).

       When  run  as  autopkgtest-build-lxd  or  with the --lxd option, LXD is used.  When run as
       autopkgtest-build-incus or with the --incus option, Incus is used.

       The images produced by this tool are intended to be suitable for use with  either  LXD  or
       Incus.

       It  builds a temporary container from an existing given image, runs autopkgtest's standard
       setup-commands/setup-testbed script, and publishes it  as  a  new  image  with  the  alias
       autopkgtest/distro/release/architecture.

OPTIONS

       -h | --help
              Display help message and exit.

       --vm   Prepare   a   VM   image   instead   of   a   container  image,  to  be  used  with
              autopkgtest-virt-lxd --vm or autopkgtest-virt-incus --vm.

       --lxd  Use LXD.  This is the default when invoked as autopkgtest-build-lxd.

       --incus
              Use Incus.  This is the default when invoked as autopkgtest-build-incus.

ENVIRONMENT

       If the $AUTOPKGTEST_KEEP_APT_SOURCES environment variable is set  to  a  non-empty  value,
       autopkgtest-build-lxd will keep whatever /etc/apt/sources.list was present in the existing
       image.

       Otherwise, if the $AUTOPKGTEST_APT_SOURCES_FILE environment variable is set to a non-empty
       value,   for   example  AUTOPKGTEST_APT_SOURCES_FILE=/home/me/mydistro/sources.list,  then
       autopkgtest-build-lxd will read that file (on the host system)  and  use  it  to  populate
       /etc/apt/sources.list  in  the  container;  or if the $AUTOPKGTEST_APT_SOURCES environment
       variable  is  set  to  a  non-empty  value,  for   example   AUTOPKGTEST_APT_SOURCES=$(cat
       /home/me/mydistro/sources.list),   autopkgtest-build-lxd   will  write  it  directly  into
       /etc/apt/sources.list in the container.

       You can specify an apt proxy  to  use  in  the  container  in  the  $AUTOPKGTEST_APT_PROXY
       environment  variable. If you have an apt proxy configured on the host, the container will
       automatically use this, otherwise there is no default.

       For dist-upgrading image to a newer release you can specify the destination release in the
       $RELEASE environment variable. This is useful when a new distribution series has just been
       opened and there are no standard images for that available yet.

EXAMPLE

       Build a local autopkgtest container image for Debian sid i386, based on the  stock  Debian
       image from the public images.linuxcontainers.org remote:

       $ autopkgtest-build-lxd images:debian/sid/i386

       or:

       $ autopkgtest-build-incus images:debian/sid/i386

SEE ALSO

       autopkgtest-virt-lxd(1), autopkgtest(1), lxc(1), /usr/share/doc/autopkgtest/.

AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT

       autopkgtest-build-lxd was written by Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@ubuntu.com>

       This  manpage  is  part  of  autopkgtest,  a  tool  for  testing  Debian  binary packages.
       autopkgtest is Copyright (C) 2006-2015 Canonical Ltd and others.

       See /usr/share/doc/autopkgtest/CREDITS for the  list  of  contributors  and  full  copying
       conditions.