<p>If I run a minikube instance on ubuntu do I need a VM like virtualbox?</p>

<p>If I run <code>minikube start</code> it complains that I need to install a VM, seems weird to have to do that on linux tho.</p>

Alexander Mills
<p>While it is possible to run without a VM via <code>--vm-driver=none</code> it really isn't recommended outside of ephemeral CI instances. Minikube expects to be able to take over the system pretty fully to do its thang. I would recommend checking out one of the other tools to manage a local environment like microk8s (available as a Snap too), Kind, or possibly k3s.</p>
