Source Installation

Installing from Source

If you prefer to build Lima from source, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following dependencies installed:

• git
• go
• make

Build and Install

Run the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/lima-vm/lima
cd lima
make
sudo make install

Note: sudo make install is required unless you have write permissions for /usr/local. Otherwise, installation may fail.

Alternative Installation (Without Sudo)

If you prefer installing Lima in your home directory, configure the PREFIX and PATH as follows:

make PREFIX=$HOME/.local install
export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH

Packaging Lima for Distribution

After building Lima from source, you may want to package it for installation on other machines:

1. The package for the core component and the native guest agent:

make clean native
cd _output
tar czf lima-package.tar.gz *

2. The package for the additional guest agents:

make clean additional-guestagents
cd _output
tar czf lima-additional-guestagents-package.tar.gz *

These packages can then be transferred and installed on the target system.