limactl

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Virtual machine manager for Linux guests, with multiple VM templates available. Can be used to run containers on macOS, but also for generic virtual machine use cases on macOS and Linux hosts.

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Examples (7)

List VMs

limactl list

Create a VM using the default settings and optionally provide a name and/or a template (see `limactl create --list-templates` for available templates)

limactl create --name vm_name template://debian|fedora|ubuntu|...

Start a VM (this might install some dependencies in it and take a few minutes)

limactl start vm_name

Open a remote shell inside a VM

limactl shell vm_name

Run a command inside a VM

limactl shell vm_name command

Stop/shutdown a VM

limactl stop vm_name

Delete a VM

limactl remove vm_name

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