Add Incus Container Support as an Alternative to LXD#47
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Add Incus container build support as an alternative to LXD, maintaining API compatibility while supporting the community-led Incus fork. Core Components: - Incus installation scripts for Ubuntu and CentOS (builds from source) - incus_container.sh build script with LXD-compatible workflow - Preseed configurations for ppc64le, s390x, x86_64 architectures - Flexible version configuration via environment variables (default: INCUS_VERSION=v7.1.0, RAFT_VERSION=v0.22.1) - Configurable LVM storage with loop device support - Idempotent initialization for safe re-runs Features: - Multi-architecture support (ppc64le, s390x, x86_64) - Automatic Incus installation if not present - LVM thin provisioning with configurable pool size - Network isolation with dedicated bridge (incusbr0) - Compatible with distrobuilder-generated images Tested on: - Host: CentOS Stream 10 (ppc64le) - Incus: v7.1 - Container: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Signed-off-by: tejashgawasibm <Tejash.Gawas@ibm.com>
…un.sh Integration: - Add Incus Container option to run.sh interactive menu - Add Incus-specific command-line flags (--incus-debug, --skip-incus-*) - Add Incus variables to setup_vars.sh for build customization Distrobuilder Compatibility Fixes: - Support both deb822 (ubuntu.sources) and classic (sources.list) APT formats - Remove manual netplan configuration (distrobuilder images pre-configured) - Add software-properties-common to vital packages for add-apt-repository - Fix script execution order: install git before runner-package build Architecture-Specific Fixes (ppc64le): - Add graceful error handling for Apache installation (not available on ppc64le) - Add non-fatal error handling for Ansible/pipx package installations - Add runner test failure workaround (tests fail but binary works) - Add defensive checks for optional tools (yarn, npm, needrestart) Build Reliability Improvements: - Add Maven download fallback to archive.apache.org - Add tar export cleanup to prevent read-only file conflicts - Replace Incus preseed with idempotent imperative commands - Fix group membership to conditionally add docker/incus groups These fixes ensure compatibility with distrobuilder-generated images and handle architecture-specific issues on ppc64le, s390x, and x86_64. Tested on: - Host: CentOS Stream 10 (ppc64le) - Container: Ubuntu 24.04 (complete setup) - Incus: v7.1 Signed-off-by: tejashgawasibm <Tejash.Gawas@ibm.com>
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@tejashgawasibm, we also have to validate the changes made in https://github.com/actions/runner-images/tree/main/images/ubuntu/scripts/build shell scripts and try to sync those with our scripts. Both the repos should be on same page. Or we can have separate PR to sync the upstream changes. You can refer this PR |
Add comprehensive Incus container/VM support with the following features: - Hybrid preseed/manual initialization approach * Try preseed first on fresh installations (no storage/network) * Fallback to manual configuration for partial states or preseed failures * Maintains idempotency for re-runs and partial configurations - Address PR review suggestions: * Reduce LVM storage size from 180GiB to 100GiB for boot volume compatibility * Use helper functions (install_dpkgs, install_dnfpkgs, update_dpkgs) for package management * Add image type filter to incus_container.sh to distinguish containers from VMs - Sync with upstream actions/runner-images: * Pin sbt to 1.x versions to avoid compatibility issues - Code quality improvements: * Replace 'cat file | command' with 'command < file' (ShellCheck SC2002) * Fix network existence check logic Signed-off-by: tejashgawasibm <Tejash.Gawas@ibm.com>
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…tainer - Auto-select image import method based on host architecture - Use Incus image server for x86_64/aarch64 (fast, ~30s) - Use Distrobuilder for ppc64le/s390x (custom build, ~10-15min) - Simplify the Ubuntu image import workflow Helper Scripts: - import_ubuntu_base_images.sh: Main wrapper with auto-detection * Detects architecture and routes to appropriate method * Can be sourced by incus_container.sh, incus_vm.sh, etc. * Reusable across different Incus deployment types - import-incus-ubuntu-image.sh: Incus image server import * For x86_64/aarch64 architectures - build-distrobuilder-image.sh: Custom image builder * For ppc64le/s390x architectures Signed-off-by: tejashgawasibm <Tejash.Gawas@ibm.com>
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This PR adds Incus container support as an alternative to LXD for building GitHub Actions runner images. The implementation includes Incus installation, LVM-backed storage support, architecture-specific preseed configurations, and compatibility fixes required for distrobuilder-based Ubuntu images.
What's Changed
Incus Support
incus_container.shbuild workflow with LXD-compatible behaviorrun.shCompatibility & Reliability Fixes
archive.apache.orgfallbackTesting
Validated on CentOS Stream 10 (ppc64le) with Incus v7.1.
This enables building and validating GitHub Actions runner images using Incus while maintaining compatibility with existing LXD-based workflows.