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Multipass

Multipass is a lightweight VM manager by Canonical for Linux, Windows, and macOS that allows developers to quickly spin up fresh Ubuntu virtual machines with minimal overhead, using KVM, Hyper-V, QEMU, or VirtualBox as backends. It supports cloud-init and is designed for easy local development and testing.
Latest: 1.16.0
Last checked: Feb 5, 2026 8:50pm
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Overview

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Installer: snap, installer (Windows/macOS)Silent: YesWinget: Available
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Silent install
sudo snap install multipass

Version & Lifecycle

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Current: 1.16.0 N-2: 1.14.1 Predicted EOL: 2025-02-20 Update freq: Regular updates

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virtualization vm ubuntu canonical developer tools cross-platform

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Community Notes

February 13, 2026 • February 13, 2026
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Multipass – Command-line note

Use **winget** for silent deployment of Multipass across Windows endpoints: `winget install –id Canonical.Multipass -e –silent –accept-package-agreements –accept-source-agreements`. This suppresses UI prompts and automates installation without user interaction, ideal for enterprise scripts via Intune or SCCM. Verify success with `multipass version` post-install.

January 27, 2026 • January 27, 2026
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Multipass – Command-line note

Deploy Multipass silently on Windows using winget for enterprise automation: `winget install –id Canonical.Multipass -e –silent –accept-package-agreements –accept-source-agreements`. After installation, configure the virtualization driver non-interactively with `multipass set local.driver=virtualbox` (requires VirtualBox installed) or rely on default Hyper-V.

Release Notes & Updates

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Packaging Notes

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Available as snap on Linux; installers for Windows and macOS; Homebrew cask available but not officially supported

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Installation on Linux is primarily via snap; on macOS and Windows, installers are available from GitHub. Multipass integrates with cloud-init and fetches Ubuntu images automatically.

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