How to fix Multipass stuck at "Starting" state on Mac OSX?

fix-multipass-starting-on-mac.md

# Step 1: see the status of VMs
$ multipass ls
Name   State          IPv4           Image
vm1    Stopped        --             Ubuntu 20.04 LTS <-- this one is OK, stopped in previous command
vm2    Starting       --             Ubuntu 20.04 LTS <-- this one is not OK, why it's stuck?



# Step 2: apply the fix
$ ps -ef | grep -i multipass | awk '{print "sudo kill -9 "$2}' | sh
# Enter your password or PIN



# Step 3: see the status of VMs again
$ multipass ls
Name   State          IPv4           Image
vm1    Stopped        --             Ubuntu 20.04 LTS <-- no changes for this vm
vm2    Stopped        --             Ubuntu 20.04 LTS <-- OK, it's stopped now

mac-terminal-function.sh

# You can also put this inside your ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile or ~/.zshrc file
# so you can just run `mpkill` when you need it
function mpkill() {
  echo "[1/3] Killing Multipass process..."
  ps -ef | grep -i multipass | awk '{print "sudo kill -9 "$2}' | sh

  echo "[2/3] Sleeping..."
  sleep 3

  echo "[3/3] Launching new Multipass process..."
  open -a Multipass
}