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Architecture Digest
Architecture Digest
May 27, 2025 · Operations

Using Multipass to Create and Manage Ubuntu Virtual Machines

This article introduces Multipass, a lightweight cross‑platform virtual machine manager, and provides step‑by‑step instructions for installing it, launching Ubuntu instances, checking status, executing commands, and automating setup with cloud‑init, highlighting its usefulness for rapid development and testing environments.

AutomationCloud‑InitDevOps
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Using Multipass to Create and Manage Ubuntu Virtual Machines
macrozheng
macrozheng
Feb 2, 2024 · Cloud Computing

Quickly Spin Up Ubuntu VMs on macOS with Multipass: A Step‑by‑Step Guide

This guide shows how to install Multipass on macOS, create and manage lightweight Ubuntu virtual machines using simple CLI commands, configure resources, mount volumes, transfer files, and automate setup with cloud‑init, providing a fast alternative to heavyweight virtualization tools for local development.

CLICloud‑InitDevOps
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Quickly Spin Up Ubuntu VMs on macOS with Multipass: A Step‑by‑Step Guide
Open Source Linux
Open Source Linux
Jan 3, 2023 · Cloud Computing

Spin Up Ubuntu VMs Fast with Multipass – A Lightweight VMware Alternative

This guide introduces Multipass, a lightweight cross‑platform VM manager, walks through installation on Windows, demonstrates how to list, launch, and configure Ubuntu instances, shows essential commands for inspecting, pausing, restarting, deleting, and automating setups with cloud‑init, and compares it to paid tools like VMware Workstation.

Cloud‑InitLinuxMultipass
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Spin Up Ubuntu VMs Fast with Multipass – A Lightweight VMware Alternative