When you know where you’re going here is the path
Suppose you want “regular debian”
then Linux Containers - distrobuilder - Introduction
then https://images.linuxcontainers.org/
then Images [Jenkins]
then image-debian [Jenkins]
then amd64,bookworm,default [image-debian] [Jenkins]
and then the file you’ll want is
https://jenkins.linuxcontainers.org/view/Images/job/image-debian/architecture=amd64,release=bookworm,variant=default/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/rootfs.tar.xz
Given all the stuff on all of those pages, this represent a lot of questioning through many steps.
I assume that most people who figure out they need some LXC image will end up on the linuxcontainers.org page and then they will have to travel through this maze. And I would also assume that this is the reason why most people come to linuxcontainers.org.
So, I would suggest, as a concession for these users, having a prominent
Get LXC images here
that leads to a page where the LXC capable distros are listed
This list should point directly to, the latest build of the current stable x86’s rootfs file, for each of the LXC capable linux distros
- almalinux
- alpine
- alt
- amazonlinux
- archlinux
- busybox
- centos
- debian
- devuan
- fedora
- funtoo
- gentoo
- kali
- mint
- nixos
- openeuler
- opensuse (broken)
- openwrt
- oracle
- plamo
- rockylinux
- slackware
- springdalelinux
- ubuntu
- voidlinux
Or if you want to give the format choice, it could be a table like this
So you get the quick link to the file of the x86, default, lastest stable, in the 3 common formats plus the project page if you need something special
These are the LXC image files for the latest stable x86 version with the default configuration. If you need cloud-specific images, ARM architecture versions, or older, experimental, or rolling release variants, please click on “project” for the full range of options, including meta and Incus files.
| Distribution | Project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| almalinux | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| alpine | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| alt | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| amazonlinux | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| archlinux | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| busybox | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| centos | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| debian | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| devuan | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| fedora | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| funtoo | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| gentoo | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| kali | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| mint | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| nixos | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| openeuler | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| opensuse | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| openwrt | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| oracle | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| plamo | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| rockylinux | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| slackware | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| springdalelinux | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| ubuntu | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
| voidlinux | project | qcow2 | squashfs | tar.xz |
Summary:
- File Types:
qcow2: Full disk image for VMs.squashfs: Compressed, read-only file system for minimal footprint.tar.xz: Compressed archive for root file systems.meta: Contains image metadata.incus: Configuration/control file for the Incus container management tool.
- LXC Image Versions:
- Default: Basic image for general container use, customizable by the user.
- Cloud: Pre-configured with cloud-init for automated configuration in cloud environments.
You probably want default x86 tax.xz rootfs
This would have saved me hours of search. because it is really easy to go in the wrong direction when you don’t know exactly what you’re looking for and where it is !