Multipass, the virtual machine tool, has added Debian and Fedora cloud images to its image catalog, heise online reported on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The change gives users of the tool two more Linux distributions to choose from when launching cloud-style instances.
According to heise online, the two distributions now appear as cloud images within the catalog. The report did not detail how the images are sourced or which versions are included.
The catalog is the list of operating system images Multipass draws on when a user starts a new instance. Adding Debian and Fedora extends that list beyond the offerings it previously carried, though the reporting does not specify what those earlier entries were.
heise online's coverage was limited to the headline announcement, and no further technical details, release notes, or version numbers were included in the material available.
Readers who rely on Multipass for local development or testing environments may find the addition relevant, since it lets them work with Debian- and Fedora-based images through the same tool they use for other systems. The practical effect depends on which image versions are offered and how they are maintained, neither of which was covered in the report.
What to watch next: whether Canonical publishes documentation or release notes confirming the image versions and update cadence for the new Debian and Fedora entries.
