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This PR updates the documentation around setting up the driver.

The update is necessary, because

  • some information is wrong (sudo usage on macOS)
  • some information is outdated (libvirt on Linux, VirtualBox is only available on Intel/x86 macOS)

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After creating the PR, I found #4562 which changes a similar section of the documentation.

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chrisndbg added 6 commits July 10, 2026 08:10
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[doc] Clarify Linux driver options
774b267 
No alternative driver on Linux
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[doc] Fix driver change instructions for macOS
5d73eb3 
No sudo required to change driver on macOS
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[doc] Clarify VirtualBox availability on macOS
5845e7b 
only available on Intel/x86 macOS
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[doc] Remove libvirt from driver sections
58381df 
libvirt is not available anymore on Linux
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[doc] Improve wording around VirtualBox on Windows
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[doc] Move switching back driver section
4f1e865 
And remove Linux instructions
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Pull request overview

This PR updates the “set up the driver” documentation to reflect current driver availability and correct platform-specific instructions (notably removing incorrect sudo usage on macOS and clarifying VirtualBox availability).

Changes:

  • Added Linux guidance indicating alternative drivers are not available on Linux.
  • Updated macOS driver-switch commands to remove sudo and clarified VirtualBox availability on Intel/x86.
  • Reorganized/updated the “switch back to default driver” and “view instances via driver” sections.

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Comment thread docs/how-to-guides/customise-multipass/set-up-the-driver.md
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@chrisndbg chrisndbg changed the title [doc] Update drivers setup [doc] Update driver setup documentation Jul 10, 2026
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@chrisndbg chrisndbg force-pushed the docs-set-driver-macos branch from 949f008 to 180c1f1 Compare July 10, 2026 06:37
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@chrisndbg chrisndbg force-pushed the docs-set-driver-macos branch from 180c1f1 to 2e4867b Compare July 10, 2026 06:41
@chrisndbg chrisndbg force-pushed the docs-set-driver-macos branch from 2e4867b to 5d0ef4b Compare July 10, 2026 06:44
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[doc] Clarify driver usage
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@chrisndbg chrisndbg requested a review from geoffreynyaga July 10, 2026 11:27
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