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↑ https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/multipass
↑ https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/announcing-multipass-1-0-0-first-stable-release/13704
↑ https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/multipass-now-available-for-macos/6824
↑ https://github.com/canonical/multipass/releases/tag/v1.4.0
↑ https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/multipass-now-available-for-macos/6824
wikipedia:multipass
[1] (December 2019 v1.0[2]) allows to orchestrate Ubuntu virtual machine instances on Linux, Windows and macOS. It uses KVM on Linux, Hyper-V on Windows and HyperKit on macOS, supported since July 2018[3], to run the VM with minimal overhead. Since
August 2020 (v1.4) it also included bridged networking support[4].
- Binaries:
multipass, multipass-gui
- Linux installation:
sudo snap install multipass
- MacOS Installation:
brew cask install multipass
Usage
multipass list
multipass connect
multipass start VM_NAME
multipass stop VM_NAME
multipass launch --name YourName
[5] (To Create a new one)multipass launch --cpus 2 --name MY_NEW_VM
multipass shell VM_NAME
multipass find
multipass info VM_INSTANCE_NAME
multipass delete VM_INSTANCE_NAME
multipass purge
multipass mount
multipass transfer
multipass set
macOS files location:/var/root/Library/Application Support/multipassd
Configuration file:/var/root/Library/Application Support/multipassd/multipassd-vm-instances.json
Logs
Know limitations
- As of August 2020 Do not allow for custom IP configuration https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/1293
- As of August 2020 mulitpass do not allow to rename instances https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/255
Activities
- Install and create you first Ubuntu VM with Multipass
- Read Multipass releases/versions
- Modify number of CPU on an existing instance
Related terms
See also
- XQuartz
- Multipass,
MULTIPASS_STORAGE
,/Library/Logs/Multipass/multipassd.log
,/var/run/multipass_socket
, Multipass releases, multipassd - Virtualization: KVM, VirtualBox, multipass, containers, Vagrant, Packer, Hyper-V, VMware, Parallels, Bhyve, Virtual machine
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