IncusOS

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See https://linuxcontainers.org/incus-os/introduction.

See IncusOS Is the New Minimal Hypervisor OS Changing Home Labs in 2025.

See https://linuxcontainers.org/incus-os/docs/main/getting-started/installation.

See https://discuss.linuxcontainers.org/t/incus-are-we-macos-yet/22117/17.

Browse to IncusOS image downloader.

Select generated to generate a TLS client certificate.

Certificate generated

Three files have been generated and downloaded for you:

    client.crt is a PEM encoded client certificate (can be placed as ~/.config/incus/client.crt)
    client.key is a PEM encoded client key (can be placed as ~/.config/incus/client.key)
    client.pfx is a PKCS#12 certificate that can be imported in your web browser (password is IncusOS)

NOTE: This certificate was generated server-side.
While we don't keep any record of it, it is generally preferrable to manually generate your certificate locally to avoid any chance of it getting intercepted.

Click Close.

Click Download.

Save the client.crt, client.key and client.pfx files.

"C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\openssl.exe" pkcs12 -info -in D:\_Images\IncusOS\client.pfx
:: Type "IncusOS" for the import password.
:: Type "IncusOS" for the PEM pass phrase.
:: Type "IncusOS" for the PEM pass phrase.

Start Firefox.

Select Hamburger menu > Settings.

Select Privacy & Security > View Certificates to open Certificate Manager.

Select the Your Certificates tab.

Click Import.

Select the client.pfx file and click Open.

Type IncusOS for the password and click Sign in.

Click OK to quit Certificate Manager..

Close the Settings tab to quit Settings.

Close Firefox.

Note: The Virtual Machine Platform is checked in Windows Features.

Note: Virtualization Based Security is enabled.

Start VirtualBox

Select the IncusOS vm.

Select Settings > System > Reset Secure Boot Keys.

Click OK to confirm.

Click OK.

Close VirtualBox

Start VirtualBox

Boot the computer from the IncusOS_202603142010.iso file.

Click Cancel at the VirtualBoxVM dialog that states the virtual machine failed to boot.

Press any key to enter the Boot Manager Menu.

Select Device Manager and press Enter.

Select Secure Boot Configuration and press Enter.

Select Reset Secure Boot Keys and press Enter.

Selecy Yes and press Enter to confirm.

Press F10 to save the changes.

Press Y to confirm.

Press Esc to exit.

Press Esc to exit.

Select Reset and press Enter.

Close VirtualBox

See https://linuxcontainers.org/incus-os/docs/main/getting-started/installation/virtual-virtualbox.

Boot the computer from the IncusOS_202603142010.iso file.

Wait about ## minutes for the installation to finish.

Remove the iso file from the vm.

See Accessing the system.

Make a note of the IP address (10.0.2.15) at the bottom of the screen.