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vmpal: vmpal has to stay inside VMPal: link to it, don't copy it. #32

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@slipx06

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Followed the instructions for command line install but getting the error vmpal: vmpal has to stay inside VMPal: link to it, don't copy it. when trying to run commands from the terminal

lrwxr-xr-x@  1 root  wheel       85 Oct  8 14:59 vmpal -> /Applications/VMPal.app/Contents/Helpers/VMPalMachine.app/Contents/MacOS/VMPalMachine

vmpal create --file kali-linux-2026.2-installer-arm64.iso --name Kali --memory 8 --disk 50
vmpal: vmpal has to stay inside VMPal: link to it, don't copy it.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Ran command sudo ln -sf /Applications/VMPal.app/Contents/Helpers/VMPalMachine.app/Contents/MacOS/VMPalMachine /usr/local/bin/vmpal

Environment

  • VMPal 0.47
  • Mac: M4 Pro
  • macOS version: macOS Tahoe 26.1

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  1. huyphams commented on Oct 8, 2026

    @huyphams
    Contributor

    Hi @slipx06 please update to the build 52 and try again!

  2. huyphams commented on Oct 8, 2026

    @huyphams
    Contributor

    Let me know if you're still seeing the issue!

  3. slipx06 commented on Oct 8, 2026

    @slipx06
    Author

    Working now. Thanks

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