LXD 5.18

Announcement

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/lxd-5-18-has-been-released/38769

What's Changed

• doc: directly link to config options by @ru-fu in #12178
• doc: fix breaking build by @ru-fu in #12179
• lxd/auth/rbac: Fix regression by @stgraber in #12182
• doc/manpages: add the man pages to the docs by @ru-fu in #12165
• doc: Update contribution docs by @ru-fu in #12180
• Fix version parsing by @MusicDin in #12187
• doc: add manpages to topical navigation by @ru-fu in #12186
• Un-hide hidden commands by @monstermunchkin in #12192
• doc: unpin Sphinx version by @ru-fu in #12193
• Improve bash completion to work when the selected project != default by @simondeziel in #12195
• doc: add guide about virt-v2v by @mihalicyn in #12184
• doc: don't check validity of GitHub anchors by @ru-fu in #12198
• doc: link to manpages by @ru-fu in #12199
• shared/util: use LC_ALL instead of LANG in RunCommandCLocale() by @simondeziel in #12201
• lxd: Use instance lock when updating instance by @monstermunchkin in #12191
• lxd/resources: Use lshw if DMI is not available by @monstermunchkin in #12202
• Add Ubuntu Minimal remote image servers by @MusicDin in #12212
• Doc: PoC for adding API instructions by @ru-fu in #12139
• doc: Updates routed nic how-to to use pass netplan config via stdin. by @markylaing in #12207
• zfs: Disallow block.* settings for regular custom block volumes by @monstermunchkin in #12203
• lxd: Add generated configuration options to API by @gabrielmougard in #12101
• lxd/resources: Use RunCommandCLocale when calling lshw by @monstermunchkin in #12217
• drivers: Use StatusError to ensure error code consistency by @monstermunchkin in #12218
• Reduce doc size by @ru-fu in #12215
• instance_exec: Add constraint validation by @monstermunchkin in #12219
• Skip loop devices from IO stats by @simondeziel in #12208
• Makefile: fix "tags" target and don't make it PHONY by @simondeziel in #12221
• doc/zfs: remove limitation by @ru-fu in #12220
• Device: Fix disk hot-plug validation for VMs by @tomponline in #12230
• btrfs: Mention detected FS on detection error by @monstermunchkin in #12227
• Fix metadata-up-to-date lint script by @simondeziel in #12222
• lxd: expose a documentation server to LXD by @gabrielmougard in #12098
• Update storage_volumes.md by @piperdeck in #12223
• storage/drivers/ceph: Differentiate between a true non-existent OSD pool and a Ceph internal issue by @gabrielmougard in #12231
• build(deps): bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in #12235
• Makefile: check shellcheck's version only if present by @simondeziel in #12241
• doc: add information about LXD 4.0 EOL by @ru-fu in #12240
• shared/cmd/ask: Allow setting CLI function reader by @masnax in #12238
• doc/instances: add UI instructions by @ru-fu in #12237
• doc/zfs: document that some features require ZFS 2.2 by @ru-fu in #12242
• lxd: Dependency updates and cherry-picks by @tomponline in #12243
• Small ISO workaround by @simondeziel in #12245
• github: Adds CODEOWNERS file by @tomponline in #12246
• apparmor: Allow /etc/machine-id by @tomponline in #12247
• tests: Test the distribution tarball can be used to build LXD and its dependencies by @tomponline in #12248
• lxd/instance/qemu: Avoid old -bios syntax by @tomponline in #12249
• Try to improve ceph pool creation reliability by @simondeziel in #12250
• lxd-agent: Validate fields only for CPU info by @monstermunchkin in #12257
• doc/storage: clarify that block.* options are for filesystem volumes by @ru-fu in #12253
• Bail if the rootfs and the ephemeral one are on the same disk by @simondeziel in #12256
• Fix OVN leases not showing static IPs by @MusicDin in #12236
• storage: Use btrfs subvolume list command instead of walking dir to get subvolumes by @takonomura in #12258
• lxd/auth: Exit goroutine if RBAC has been disabled by @monstermunchkin in #12259
• simplestreams: Adds support for incus.tar.xz items by @tomponline in #12260
• doc/faq: add info about VPN cgroup1 issues by @ru-fu in #12265
• lxd: Revert server config if it cannot be set by @tomponline in #12264
• device: Improve error handling and messaging in networkSRIOVRestoreVF by @tomponline in #12268
• Add shutdown api http error by @masnax in #12269
• Better document loki.api.url by @simondeziel in #12272
• forknet: Remove altname if preventing rename of NIC interface by @tomponline in #12274
• Disallow block settings for VM block volumes by @MusicDin in #12267
• shared/validate: names starting with a digit are valid by @simondeziel in #12262
• grafana: add Loki logs section with lifecycle and logging events by @simondeziel in #12279
• Send OVN logs to events API and Loki by @monstermunchkin in #12200
• Drop compat with ZFS 0.6 by @simondeziel in #12277
• doc: Update docs on loki.api.url by @monstermunchkin in #12273
• Add missing flag all-projects for command operation list by @MusicDin in #12282
• shared: Add support for OVN logs to lxc monitor --pretty by @tomponline in #12286

New Contributors

• @piperdeck made their first contribution in #12223
• @takonomura made their first contribution in #12258

Full Changelog: lxd-5.17...lxd-5.18