Multipass

Multipass: Useful utility for developers and other users that need a clean and fresh Linux environment.

Multipass is a virtual machine manager that is designed to provide users with a simple command-line environment for launching, managing or fiddling with instances of Linux, and it can be very useful for any developer that prefers a clean and fresh Linux environment for different projects.

On Windows operating systems, the utility relies on Hyper-V, but you will also have the option to choose Oracle VM VirtualBox as a hypervisor, and it will automatically find and display the freshest Ubuntu images from Canonical.

All the Ubuntu instances are launched and initialized with cloud-init metadata that is similar to Oracle, IBM, Google, Azure, or AWS clouds, and its possible to simulate a small cloud deployment on a PC and even a laptop.

Multipass it’s a great utility that will help developers that want a clean Linux environment for various projects, and also provide users with a simple command-line environment for launching, managing, or fiddling with instances of Linux.