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Multipass<ref>https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/multipass</ref> allows to orchestrate virtual [[Ubuntu]] instances. It uses [[KVM]] on Linux, Hyper-V on Windows and [[HyperKit]] on macOS, supported since July 2018<ref>https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/multipass-now-available-for-macos/6824</ref>, to run the VM with minimal overhead.
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<code>[[wikipedia:multipass]]</code><ref>https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/multipass</ref> (December [[2019]] v1.0<ref>https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/announcing-multipass-1-0-0-first-stable-release/13704</ref>) allows to create and manage  [[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<ref>https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/multipass-now-available-for-macos/6824</ref>, to run the VM with minimal overhead. Since
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August 2020 (v1.4) it also included [[bridged networking]] support<ref>https://github.com/canonical/multipass/releases/tag/v1.4.0</ref>.
  
Binaries: <code>multipass, multipass-gui</code>
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* Binaries: <code>[[multipass (command)]], [[multipass-gui]]</code>
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* Linux installation: <code>[[sudo snap install multipass]]</code>
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* MacOS Installation: <code>[[brew install --cask multipass]]</code>
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== Usage ==
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* <code>[[multipass list]]</code>
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* <code>[[multipass connect]]</code>
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* <code>[[multipass start]] VM_NAME</code>
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* <code>[[multipass stop]] VM_NAME</code>
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* <code>[[multipass launch]] --name YourName</code><ref>https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/multipass-now-available-for-macos/6824</ref> (to create a new one vm)
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** <code>multipass launch --[[cpus]] 2 --name MY_NEW_VM</code>
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** <code>multipass launch --cpus 2 --[[mem]] 8G --name MY_NEW_VM</code>
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** <code> multipass launch --[[cpus]] 2 --mem 8G [[--disk]] 25G --name MY_NEW_VM && [[multipass connect]] MY_NEW_VM</code>
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*<code>[[multipass shell]] VM_NAME</code>
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*<code>[[multipass find]]</code>
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*<code>[[multipass info]] VM_INSTANCE_NAME</code>
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*<code>[[multipass delete]] VM_INSTANCE_NAME</code>
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* <code>[[multipass purge]]</code>
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* <code>[[multipass mount]]</code>
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* <code>[[multipass transfer]]</code> (copy files between host and instances)
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* <code>[[multipass set]]</code>
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* <code>[[multipass aliases]]</code> (Oct 2021)
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* <code>[[multipass help]]</code>
  
* Linux installation: <code>sudo snap install multipass</code>
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== macOS ==
* MacOS Installation: <code>brew cask install multipass</code>
 
* Usage:
 
::<code>multipass launch --name ubuntu-vm</code><ref>https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/multipass-now-available-for-macos/6824</ref>
 
::<code>multipass shell ubuntu-vm</code>
 
::<code>multipass shell</code>
 
::<code>multipass find</code>
 
::List running instances: <code>multipass list</code>
 
::<code>multipass info VM_INSTANCE_NAME</code>
 
::<code>multipass stop VM_INSTANCE_NAME</code>
 
::<code>multipass delete VM_INSTANCE_NAME</code>
 
::<code>multipass purge</code>
 
  
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* [[macOS]] files location: <code>[[/var/root/Library/Application Support/multipassd/vault/instances/]]</code>
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* Configuration file: <code>/var/root/Library/Application Support/multipassd/[[multipassd-vm-instances.json]]</code>
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Setting <code>[[MULTIPASS_STORAGE]]</code> system variable will change where data/images are stored since [[multipass 1.5.0]] (October 2020)
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== Ubuntu ==
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* <code>[[/var/snap/]]multipass/common/data/multipassd/vault/instances/</code>
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== Logs ==
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* [[macOS]]: <code>[[/Library/Logs/Multipass/multipassd.log]]</code>
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== Know limitations ==
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* As of October 2021 multipass do not allow for custom IP configuration https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/1293
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* As of October 2021 multipass do not allow to [[rename]] instances https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/255
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* As of October 2021 multipass do now have [[port forwarding]] capabitilies. https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/309
  
 
== Activities ==
 
== Activities ==
 
# Install and create you first Ubuntu VM with Multipass
 
# Install and create you first Ubuntu VM with Multipass
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# Read [[Multipass releases]]/versions/Changelog
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# [[Modify number of CPU on an existing instance]]: <code>[[num_cores]]</code>
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# Review most popular StackOverflow multipass questions: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/multipass?tab=Votes
  
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== Related terms ==
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* <code>[[brew cask install]] [[xquartz]]</code>
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* <code>[[virt-install]]</code>
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* <code>[[libvirtd]]</code>
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* [[LXD]] container manager
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* [[Vagrant]]
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* [[MULTIPASS_STORAGE]]
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[KVM]], [[docker]]
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* [[XQuartz]]
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* {{multipass cmd}}
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* {{multipass}}
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* {{Virtualization}}
  
  
[[Category:Linux]]
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[[Category:Virtualization]]
[[Category:macOS]]
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[[Category:Multipass]]

Latest revision as of 08:33, 25 January 2024

wikipedia:multipass[1] (December 2019 v1.0[2]) allows to create and manage 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].

Usage[edit]

macOS[edit]

Setting MULTIPASS_STORAGE system variable will change where data/images are stored since multipass 1.5.0 (October 2020)

Ubuntu[edit]

Logs[edit]

Know limitations[edit]

Activities[edit]

  1. Install and create you first Ubuntu VM with Multipass
  2. Read Multipass releases/versions/Changelog
  3. Modify number of CPU on an existing instance: num_cores
  4. Review most popular StackOverflow multipass questions: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/multipass?tab=Votes

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

  • 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
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