使用 Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, scoop, winget 安装 lima

项目链接

• 主页
• 仓库
• 上游文档
• 软件包管理器页面

命令和别名

• apptainer.lima
• docker.lima
• kubectl.lima
• lima
• limactl
• nerdctl.lima
• podman.lima

项目历史

The Lima documentation says the project began in May 2021 to promote containerd and nerdctl to Mac users. Its first GitHub release, v0.1.0, was published in May 2021 and demonstrated a minimal workflow of starting a VM with limactl and running Linux commands through lima.

The project quickly broadened beyond its original containerd focus. Its README describes support for other container engines such as Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes, non-container workloads, and hosts beyond macOS including Linux and NetBSD.

采用历史

Lima gained adoption as developers looked for open, scriptable alternatives to heavier desktop container products on macOS, especially after Apple Silicon made VM architecture and filesystem integration more visible in local development. Projects such as Colima and Rancher Desktop used Lima as a building block for friendlier container and Kubernetes experiences.

Lima joined the Cloud Native Computing Foundation as a Sandbox project in September 2022 and was promoted to Incubating in October 2025, reflecting its role as shared infrastructure for cloud-native local development.

使用方式

Users create or start named instances with limactl, then run commands inside the guest via the lima wrapper or connect container tools to sockets exposed by the VM. Templates cover common setups such as containerd, Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, and Apptainer.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

Lima is package-nerd significant because it turns a pile of VM details into a package-manager-friendly CLI. Its Homebrew formula gives macOS users a reproducible way to get Linux containers, port forwarding, file sharing, QEMU or native virtualization choices, and YAML-controlled instances without installing a full GUI product.

时间线

• 2021-05: Lima began with the goal of promoting containerd and nerdctl to Mac users.
• 2021-05-14: The v0.1.0 release was published as the first public release.
• 2022-09: Lima joined CNCF as a Sandbox project.
• 2025-10: Lima was promoted to CNCF Incubating.

Related projects

• Lima is related to containerd, nerdctl, QEMU, Apple's virtualization stack, Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Colima, and Rancher Desktop. Its positioning is often compared to WSL2 because both provide Linux environments with host integration.

来源

• https://github.com/lima-vm/lima
• https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/issues/119
• https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/releases/tag/v0.1.0
• https://lima-vm.io/docs/
• https://lima-vm.io/docs/talks/