{"id":197,"date":"2020-09-26T13:23:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-26T13:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=197"},"modified":"2024-08-16T16:29:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T20:29:00","slug":"how-to-use-muiltipass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=197","title":{"rendered":"Disposable Dev\/Test Env with MuiltiPass"},"content":{"rendered":"

Multipass<\/strong> [Link<\/a>] is not a Hypervisor, it is a tool to quickly and easily start fresh Ubuntu VMs (Virtual Machines) using the Native hypervisor of the OS (Operations System) or LXC in on Linux (very much recommended).<\/p>\n

This is a straightforward tool for launching disposable instances for developments and tests but is not recommended for production except for non-mission critical workloads.<\/p>\n

Find out more info in this post about Snap vs Docker vs Multipass<\/strong> [Link<\/a>].<\/p>\n

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INSTALLING<\/strong><\/p>\n

sudo apt update\r\nsudo apt install snapd\r\nsudo snap install multipass --classic<\/pre>\n
It is recommended for Linux systems to have LXD installed so it deploys system containers instead of visual machines:<\/p>\n
sudo snap install lxd\r\nsudo snap connect multipass:lxd lxd\r\nsudo multipass set local.driver=lxd<\/pre>\n
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GUI<\/strong><\/p>\n
The graphic user interface was released in late July 2024. It provides a pretty good (and visual) user experience.<\/p>\n
See the example below what the home page looks like.<\/p>\n
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By clicking on the settings button (gear icon) a custom name and values for CPU, RAM, and Disk size can be tweaked.<\/p>\n
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The “Launch” button will take care of everything and the progress is way better than the CLI experience.<\/p>\n
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Voil\u00e0!<\/p>\n
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The “Actions” menu contains the basic controls of the instance for starting, stopping, suspending, and discarding (deleting).<\/p>\n
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USING<\/strong><\/p>\n
Searching for Images<\/strong><\/p>\n
multipass find<\/pre>\n
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Guess what? There is only images of Ubuntu. What a surprise!<\/p>\n
Launching Instance –\u00a0 Automatically downloads and runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n
multipass launch lts --name web-server\r\nmultipass launch jammy --name ftp-server\r\nmultipass launch 20.04 --name db-server<\/pre>\n
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  • Optional Parameters\n
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    • –cpu<\/strong> 2<\/li>\n
    • –mem<\/strong> 2G<\/li>\n
    • –disk<\/strong> 20G<\/li>\n
    • –mount<\/strong> \/Host_Pat\u00adh:\/Guest_Path<\/li>\n
    • –bridged<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      Gathering Information<\/strong><\/p>\n
      multipass list\r\nmultipass info<\/pre>\n
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      Executing Commands and Getting Shells<\/strong><\/p>\n
      multipass exec web-server -- lsb_release -a\r\nmultipass exec ftp-server -- cat \/etc\/os-release\r\nmultipass shell db-server<\/pre>\n
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      Managing Instances<\/strong><\/p>\n
      Operating<\/p>\n
      multipass stop web-server ftp-server\r\nmultipass start web-server\r\nmultipass delete web-server db-server\r\nmultipass purge<\/pre>\n
      Modifying<\/p>\n
      multipass stop ftp-server<\/strong>\r\nmultipass set local.ftp-server<\/strong>.cpus=4\r\nmultipass set local.ftp-server<\/strong>.disk=50G\r\nmultipass set local.ftp-server<\/strong>.memory=4G<\/pre>\n
      Backups and Snapshots<\/p>\n
      multipass snapshot ftp-server<\/strong>\r\nmultipass list --snapshots\r\nmultipass restore ftp-server.snapshot1\r\n<\/strong>multipass delete ftp-server.snapshot1<\/strong><\/pre>\n
      Creating Aliases<\/p>\n
      Alias is a great feature that allow running commands inside a guest as if they were on the host.<\/p>\n
      multipass alias ftp-server:htop\r\nhtop<\/pre>\n
      multipass aliases\r\nmultipass unalias htop\r\nmultipass unalias --all<\/pre>\n
      Configuring Bridge<\/strong><\/p>\n
      multipass networks\r\nmultipass set local.driver=virtualbox\r\nmultipass set local.bridged-network=en0<\/pre>\n
      Note:<\/strong> the first command will set the driver Multipass will use to communicate with the network adapters. On MacOS it used VirtualBox’s drivers. The second command will inform what is the bridge attached to (on MacOS en0<\/code> is Wi-Fi, and en1<\/code> is Ethernet).<\/p>\n
      Taskbar Integration<\/strong><\/p>\n
      Deploy a new instance with literally a single click:<\/p>\n
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      Uninstalling Multipass<\/strong><\/p>\n
      sudo snap remove multipass<\/pre>\n
      Good luck with your projects!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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