Deprecated features

The following features are deprecated:

  • limactl show-ssh command: deprecated in v0.18.0 (Use ssh -F ~/.lima/default/ssh.config lima-default instead)
  • Ansible provisioning mode: deprecated in Lima v1.1.0 (Use ansible-playbook playbook.yaml after the start instead)
  • limactl --yes flag: deprecated in Lima v2.0.0 (Use limactl (clone|rename|edit|shell) --start instead)

Removed features

  • YAML property network: deprecated in Lima v0.7.0 and removed in Lima v0.14.0, in favor of networks
  • YAML property useHostResolver: deprecated in Lima v0.8.1 and removed in Lima v0.14.0,in favor of hostResolver.enabled
  • VDE support, including VNL and vde_vmnet: deprecated in Lima v0.12.0 and removed in Lima v0.22.0, in favor of socket_vmnet
  • CentOS 7 guest support: deprecated in Lima v0.9.2 and removed in Lima v0.23.0, in favor of CentOS Stream, AlmaLinux, and Rocky Linux.

Undeprecated features

  • Loading non-strict YAMLs (i.e., YAMLs with unknown properties): once deprecated in Lima v0.12.0, but undeprecated in Lima v1.0.4
Last modified November 5, 2025: docs: releases/deprecated: update (33fc9a57)