Multipass: Ubuntu on M1 Max in less than a minute

Appointment Embraced Its virtualization site Multipass For Apple Silicon Architecture. “Multipass can download and launch a virtual machine image with a single command”, The author explains GNU / Linux Ubuntu distribution, “Developers using more M1 machines can now run Linux in less than twenty seconds”.

After installing Multipass through the package manager Homebrew, We were able to effectively download and launch the latest version of Ubuntu within a minute. Multipass does not compete with parallel desktops, which are essential for launching GUI operating systems.

Instead, it targets developers looking for a solution to quickly deploy virtual machines without the hassle of complex systems such as Docker and Kubernetes. Multipass allows you to download and install the latest versions of Ubuntu such as LTS versions and pre-configured images with some tools and software.

Virtual machines can be created and removed from an order, and it supports the standard Cloud-Init, Multipass can be used with scripts. Its management options are very limited, making the orchestrator essential for more specific needs. Multipass is available on MacOS, but of course also on GNU / Linux and Windows.