Container names are inconsistent lxd vs multipass

Metadata

Project: snapcraft (launchpad)
Number: #1767077
Type: issue
State: open
Author: ~popey
Labels: —
Created: 2018-04-26 09:08 AM UTC
Updated: 2019-02-28 06:11 AM UTC
Closed: —

Current evaluation

Request for consistent build container naming between LXD (snapcraft-<name>) and Multipass (random <name>) so snapcraft containers are easy to spot. No labels, no comments, no maintainer activity for ~7.5 years.

Suggested action: needs triage

Reason: The issue has zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction in 3049 days, so it has never been triaged. However, closing as stale would be premature without evidence that the naming behavior was changed or that the LXD provider is no longer supported; the request itself (consistent, identifiable container names) remains a plausible UX improvement. A maintainer should verify current naming behavior before deciding to close or implement.

Impact: 20 Quick Win: 15.0 Staleness: 95 Complexity: 25 Confidence: 55 Support Request: 30

Issue body

If I use lxd I get a snapcraft-foo-bar-baz named container. With newer snapcraft if I use multipass I get a random foo-bar named container. Can these please be consistent. I often have lots of containers running and it's better for me to be able to spot the snapcraft ones.

Evaluation history

Date	Model	Scores	Action	Summary
2026-09-01 08:16 AM UTC	qwen/qwen3.8-27b	Impact: 20 Quick Win: 15.0 Staleness: 95 Complexity: 25 Confidence: 55 Support Request: 30	needs triage	Request for consistent build container naming between LXD (snapcraft-<name>) and Multipass (random <name>) so snapcraft containers are easy to spot. No labels, no comments, no maintainer activity for ~7.5 years.
2026-07-23 11:56 AM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	Staleness: 98 Complexity: 15 Confidence: 90 Support Request: 10	close stale	Feature request to standardize container naming across LXD and Multipass backends for easier identification. The issue has been inactive for over 7 years with no maintainer labels or responses.
2026-07-22 12:20 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	Staleness: 98 Complexity: 15 Confidence: 90 Support Request: 10	close stale	Requests consistent naming for snapcraft-created containers across LXD and Multipass backends. Currently LXD uses predictable prefixes while Multipass generates random names. Unaddressed for over 8 years.
2026-07-09 11:45 PM UTC	qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6	Staleness: 95 Complexity: 15 Confidence: 85 Support Request: 10	close stale	Request to standardize container naming between LXD and Multipass backends in Snapcraft. Unlabelled, zero comments, and over 8 years old with no maintainer engagement.
2026-06-21 01:56 PM UTC	qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6	Staleness: 98 Complexity: 15 Confidence: 85 Support Request: 20	close stale	Request to standardize container naming between LXD and Multipass backends. Open for over eight years with zero maintainer interaction or comments, leaving it unlabelled and inactive.

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