When I set up Rocky Linux on my homelab, I initially set up LXD containers. But when Incus got Rocky Linux 10 images while LXD didn’t, I decided to switch.

After all, like most Linux users I never liked snap packages.

The problem? The Rocky Linux installation instructions for Incus points to a Copr repository for Rocky Linux 9, not 10.

While I have two Minisforums running Rocky Linux 9, I also have a HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen9 running Rocky Linux 10 as a domain controller, UniFi controller and virtual router for NYC Mesh.

I decided then, why not try making my own updated repository? So I did.

How to install

Because Copr builds EPEL by default on CentOS Stream, I was unable to install it on Rocky Linux due to Stream having newer packages. So I had to make Copr build it on RHEL+EPEL.

So dnf copr enable won’t work. Instead, you have to run the following as root:

cd /etc/yum.repos.d
wget https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/neelc/incus/repo/rhel+epel-10/neelc-incus-rhel+epel-10.repo

You can then install Incus as normal:

dnf install incus

However, to use Incus on Rocky Linux, you will also need to set /etc/subuid and /etc/subgid:

echo root:1000000:65536 > /etc/subuid
echo root:1000000:65536 > /etc/subgid

Now you can run incus admin init and create/import containers as normal.

What about EL 9?

I haven’t bothered to build EL 9-capable packages yes. While the Neil Hanlon-built EL 9 Incus isn’t the latest, it works on my two Minisforums running Rocky Linux 9.

I might eventually make EL 9 packages, but don’t provide any guarantee.