v1.2.0

Changes

• limactl CLI:
  • Add limactl network (list|create|delete) commands (#3677)
  • Add limactl clone OLDINST NEWINST command. Not to be confused with limactl copy, which copies files. (#3673)
  • Add limactl edit --mount-none flag (#3647)
• Port forwarding:
  • Improve stability (#3684. #3708, thanks to @balajiv113)
  • De-deprecate LIMA_SSH_PORT_FORWARDER that was once deprecated in v1.1 (#3709)
• nerdctl:
  • Update from v2.1.2 to v2.1.3 (#3701)
• Templates:
  • default: update from Ubuntu 24.10 to 25.04 (#3643)
  • fedora: update from Fedora 41 to 42 (#3643)
  • almalinux-10: new template (#3602, thanks to @refi64)
  • rocky-10: new template (#3642)
  • experimental/debian-testing: new template (#3645)
  • experimental/ubuntu-next: new template (#3645)
• Makefile:
  • Kconfig: deprecate (#3706)

Note

On Intel Mac, macOS 15.5 or later is needed to boot the default Ubuntu 25.04 template.

Workarounds for macOS <= 15.4 :

• Option 1: Use QEMU

limactl create --vm-type=qemu

• Option2: Use Ubuntu 24.04 template

limactl create --name=default template://ubuntu-24.04

Full changes: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/milestone/61?closed=1

Thanks to
@AkinoKaede @Horiodino @afbjorklund @alexandear @arixmkii @balajiv113 @fruzitent @jandubois @kachick @mazzz1y @nirs @refi64 @songponssw @thomasjm @unsuman

Usage

$ limactl create
$ limactl start
...
INFO[0029] READY. Run `lima` to open the shell.

$ lima uname
Linux

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