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MacOS: Lima default to vz/virtiofs and skip install QEMU #210

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@GlassOfWhiskey

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MacOS 13 and newer support the vz driver for Lima virtual machines, based on the Apple Virtualization Framework, which offers improved performance and increased stability. In addition, it supports the virtiofs volume driver, which is faster than the default QEMU-based I/O driver.

Even if it is possible to use this stack by explicitly configuring the LIMA_START_ARGS environment variable, it would be nice to have them enabled by default, using QEMU only if the user explicitly requires it for any reason. In addition, this configuration would allow to skip the QEMU installation by default, as it is not required by the vz/virtiofs stack.

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