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title: Install novavm on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of novavm for Linux - Lightweight microVM hypervisor
  with eBPF observability and OPA policy
url: https://snapcraft.io/novavm
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# novavm

[Harish Santhanalakshmi Ganesan (harishsg99)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/harishsg99 "View all snaps from Harish Santhanalakshmi Ganesan (harishsg99)")

* [Harish Santhanalakshmi Ganesan (harishsg99)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/harishsg99 "View all snaps from Harish Santhanalakshmi Ganesan (harishsg99)")

latest/stable 0.1.1

Install latest/stable of novavm

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install novavm
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* novavm

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### License

* LGPL-2.1

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### Last updated

* 8 March 2026 - latest/stable

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/novavm#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/novavm#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/novavm#tab-security)

#### Lightweight microVM hypervisor with eBPF observability and OPA policy

NovaVM runs OCI container images inside real KVM virtual machines with
eBPF observability and OPA policy enforcement.

Features:

* KVM isolation — each sandbox runs in its own VM
* 2s cold boot / 69ms warm boot with L3 snapshots
* OCI images from Docker Hub, GHCR, Quay.io
* 4-level caching (L1 blob, L2 rootfs, L3 snapshot, L4 pool)
* eBPF observability (host + guest kernel probes)
* OPA policy (admission + runtime enforcement)
* REST + gRPC APIs
* Python and TypeScript SDKs (zero dependencies)

Quick start:
sudo nova setup
sudo nova serve --config /etc/nova/nova.toml
nova run nginx:alpine --name web

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## Install novavm on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/novavm/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/novavm/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/novavm/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/novavm/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/novavm/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/novavm/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/novavm/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/novavm/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/novavm/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/novavm/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/novavm/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/novavm/ubuntu)