feat: VZ configurable display, audio, and clipboard support#4480
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- Add VZOptions for display size (width, height, pixelsPerInch) - Add VZAudioOptions for input/output enable control - Add Clipboard option for host-guest clipboard sharing via SPICE agent - Implement configurable display size in VZ driver - Enable/disable audio input (microphone) and output (speakers) - Add SPICE agent attachment for clipboard sharing - Improve Stop() with graceful shutdown and 30s timeout (matching QEMU) Signed-off-by: stuffbucket <231133237+stuffbucket@users.noreply.github.com>
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| message: "======================================================================\nUbuntu Desktop (Xubuntu) with VZ Native Display\n======================================================================\n #magic___^_^___line\nInstalling Xubuntu desktop environment (5-10 minutes).\nThe VM will automatically reboot when installation completes.\n #magic___^_^___line\nAfter reboot, the VZ display window opens automatically.\n #magic___^_^___line\nNo external viewer needed - VZ provides native macOS window!\n #magic___^_^___line\nFeatures:\n - Native macOS window with Metal acceleration\n - Xfce Desktop Environment (lightweight)\n - Built-in audio support \n - Auto-login as user 'lima'\n - Better performance than QEMU/SPICE on macOS\n======================================================================\n" |
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Native macOS window with Metal acceleration
How did you confirm the acceleration?
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gitignore should be in your own home directory
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Too many new templates.
Should be consolidated with:
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| 🚀 Launch: limactl start --name=plasma templates/experimental/debian-trixie-plasma.yaml | ||
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Too lengthy, should be maintained in a third-party repo
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Add VZOptions for display size (width, height, pixelsPerInch)
Implement configurable display size in VZ driver
Add VZAudioOptions for input/output enable control
Enable/disable audio input (microphone) and output (speakers)
Add Clipboard option for host-guest clipboard sharing via SPICE agent (X11 only - limitation of spice agent)
Add SPICE agent attachment for clipboard sharing
Improve Stop() with graceful shutdown and 30s timeout (matching QEMU)
All settings tested on macOS 26.2 and confirmed working. Clipboard enable/disable uses code-hex/vz upstream menu option instead of the window toolbar to avoid needing a custom fork of vz.