← Back to issue list

Instructions on how to install multipass missing

View original Launchpad issue

Metadata

Project
snapcraft (launchpad)
Number
#1792374
Type
issue
State
closed
Author
~ev
Labels
18.10-build-vm
Created
Updated
Closed

Current evaluation

Added platform-specific Multipass guidance: Linux offers interactive installation, while macOS links to Canonical's releases page.

Resolution: closed resolved

Reason: Commit e9ae8d29f, merged through canonical/snapcraft#2427, added the macOS install prompt and release-page link requested in the report.

Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot

No scores available.

Issue body

sudo mv /usr/local/bin/multipass /usr/local/bin/multipass- Password: $ SNAPCRAFT_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT_CHANNEL_SNAPCRAFT=latest/edge snapcraft Launching a VM. 'multipass' command not found: this command is necessary to build in this environment. Install 'multipass' or if already installed, ensure it is on the system PATH, and try again. Install multipass how? We should point to their website.

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
stealth/space-bunny-alpha — closed resolved Added platform-specific Multipass guidance: Linux offers interactive installation, while macOS links to Canonical's releases page.
stealth/space-bunny-alpha — closed resolved Added platform-specific Multipass guidance: Linux can install it interactively, while macOS directs users to Canonical's Multipass releases page.
stealth/space-bunny-alpha — closed stale Closed as stale without a fix: Launchpad bug #1792374 received no comments or linked work, and no Multipass installation instructions were added.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b — — Abandoned and closed without resolution. The project never added documentation for installing Multipass, leaving the snapcraft build environment requirement unaddressed.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b — — Closed without resolution or documentation update. No comments or follow-up actions were recorded.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b — — Abandoned and closed without resolution. No documentation updates or follow-up actions were implemented.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 — — Closed without resolution due to inactivity. Missing Multipass installation instructions for the snapcraft build environment were noted, but no fix or documentation update was implemented.

Update history

Date Change
created

Related work

  • Likely Fixed By: canonical/snapcraft#2427 (confidence 98%)

    Commit e9ae8d29f added Darwin-specific Multipass setup guidance and the requested releases URL.

Related issues

Issue Project State Summary Similarity
#22 multipass: introduce installation support craft-providers merged Merged PR #22 via commit e163f50, adding Linux and macOS Multipass installation support, error handling, tests, and CI uninstall support.
76%
#1807737 install multipass from the cask on osx snapcraft (launchpad) closed Guided macOS Multipass install shipped: snapcore/snapcraft#2427 (commit e9ae8d29f) added Darwin detection of Multipass installed via Homebrew cask, and the Launchpad bug was closed.
73%