HyperKit - Docker Desktop for Mac - Is it possible to launch traditional Debian VMs? Docker for Mac currently uses HyperKit (reference: https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/docker-toolbox/)

Docker Desktop uses HyperKit instead of Virtual Box. Hyperkit is a
lightweight macOS virtualization solution built on top of
Hypervisor.framework in macOS 10.10 Yosemite and higher.

Is it possible to run a traditional Debian/Ubuntu VM using HyperKit on a macOS 10.15.5 or newer?
Multipass
It is now possible to launch an Ubuntu instance on MacOS (with HyperKit). Use Canonical's Multipass.

Multipass is a mini-cloud on your workstation using native hypervisors of all the supported plaforms (Windows, macOS and Linux)

multipass allows you to quickly startup an Ubuntu instance on MacOS much like Docker.