lima

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  "caveats": "The guest agents for non-native architectures are now provided in a separate formula:\n  brew install lima-additional-guestagents\n",
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  "homepage": "https://lima-vm.io/",
  "homepage_og_description": "Linux Machines\nLearn More What is Lima? Lima launches Linux virtual machines with automatic file sharing and port forwarding (similar to WSL2). Install Lima Get Lima Here Try Lima Get started with Lima Contributions welcome Join the Lima community Adopters Lima is a CNCF incubating project",
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  "why_use_this": "Lima brings WSL2-like convenience to macOS and other Unix systems, automatically mounting your home directory and forwarding ports without manual setup. It\u0027s lighter than full VM managers like VirtualBox and integrates naturally into shell workflows, making it ideal for containerized development or testing Linux software locally."
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