Multipass

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# What is Multipass?\n\nMultipass is a lightweight VM manager for Linux, Windows and macOS. It\u0027s designed for developers who want to spin up a\nfresh Ubuntu environment with a single command. It uses KVM on Linux, Hyper-V on Windows and QEMU on macOS to run\nvirtual machines with minimal overhead. It can also use VirtualBox on Windows and macOS. Multipass will fetch Ubuntu\nimages for you and keep them up to date.\n\nSince it supports metadata for cloud-init, you can simulate a small cloud deployment on your laptop or workstation.\n\n## Project status\n\n| Service                                              | Status                                          |\n|------------------------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------------|\n| [CI](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/actions) | [![Build Status][gha-image]][gha-url]           |\n| [Snap](https://snapcraft.io/)                        | [![Build Status][snap-image]][snap-url]         |\n| [Codecov](https://codecov.io/)                       | [![Codecov Status][codecov-image]][codecov-url] |\n\n# Installation\n\n* On **Linux**, Multipass is available as a snap:\n\n  ```\n  sudo snap install multipass\n  ```\n\n* On **macOS**, download the installer [from GitHub](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/releases).\n\n  Alternatively, you can use [Homebrew](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew). Please note that this method is **not\n  officially supported**, as it is not maintained by the Multipass team, but by the community. Multipass is available as\n  a cask:\n\n  ```\n  brew install --cask multipass\n  ```\n\n  Please note that you may be required to enter your password for some sudo operations during installation. You may also\n  need to disable the firewall to launch a multipass instance successfully on macOS.\n\n* On **Windows**, download the installer [from GitHub](https://github.com/canonical/multipass/releases).\n\nFor more information, see [How to install Multipass](https://canonical.com/multipass/docs/install",
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  "why_use_this": "Designed for developers who need quick, disposable Linux environments on macOS. Multipass automates Ubuntu image fetching and updates, supports cloud-init for infrastructure simulation, and uses efficient hypervisors (QEMU on macOS) with lower resource overhead than traditional VM approaches."
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