How to create a LXD container for snap development

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There is now an easier way of doing this:

Build providers

Snapcraft makes use of LXD and Multipass to both simplify the build process and to confine the build environment. LXD and Multipass are referred to as providers because they provide snapcraft with build environments. Choosing a provider Depending on which core you’re using as a base for Snapcraft, are a handful of ways to declare which provider to use. core22 and later On Linux, LXD is the default provider. On other systems (macOS and Windows), Multipass is the default. There are three ways t…