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The Overview tab is a stack of cards, top to bottom:
| Card | What's on it | More |
|---|
| Instance | Name, distribution and current state. | — |
| Connect over SSH | A ready-made ssh command for this instance, and its details. | SSH |
| Processor & memory | How many virtual CPUs, and how much memory — fixed or dynamic. | CPUs, Memory |
| Storage | How full the disk is, how big it may get, and what it really costs on your Mac. | Storage |
| Shared with macOS | Where your Mac home folder appears inside Linux. | Home folder |
| Concurrency | How many instances are running out of the most MSL allows. | Concurrency |
What the colours mean
Chapters about similar things share a colour. Pick one to see only those chapters.
- BasicsWhat MSL is, and your first steps with it.Welcome · Getting Started
- The appThe main window and the tabs you use every day.The Main Window · Overview Tab
- Linux apps & graphicsLinux GUI apps as Mac windows, and how they get drawn.Applications Tab · Graphics & mslgd · Experimental Features
- Shells & remote accessTerminals, SSH, the msl command, and reaching an instance from elsewhere.Terminal & Shells · Reaching it from anywhere · Command line
- Instances & filesLooking after machines, moving files, and sleep and power.Managing Instances · MSL Files · Power & Lifecycle
- UpkeepSnapshots, disk checks, maintenance and updates.Tools Tab · Updates
- Security & controlCutting an instance off, and locking a Mac down.Sandbox Tab · Admin Portal
- TroubleshootingWhen something goes wrong: symptoms first, then fixes.Troubleshooting
- ReferenceEvery shortcut, command, file and word.Reference · Error codes
