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1- Download Mac OS
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Mac OS is a computer operating system developed by Apple. This is a operating system with beautiful interface, however, to own a the computer of Apple with this operating system, you need to use a lot of money, normally with the double price than that of common computers using Windows operating system. Fortunately, you can experience the Mac OS right on your computer by installing a Mac OS virtual machine on VirtualBox.
Below is the list of Mac OS versions released in recent years:
| Mac OS Version | Name | Release Date |
| 10.10 | Yosemite | June 2014 |
| 10.11 | El Capitan | September 30, 2015 |
| 10.12 | Sierra | June 12, 2016 |
| 10.13 | High Sierra | June 5, 2017 |
In this post, I will show you how to install the Mac OS on VirtualBox. First of all, please download an installer.
Start up VirtualBox, load up your virtual machine, and it should boot to your preferred resolution! RELATED: 10 VirtualBox Tricks and Advanced Features You Should Know About. From now on, you can open VirtualBox for any Mac-related testing you want to do. Again, you’ll see a lot of errors pop up during boot, but they’re fine; ignore them. The settings I have been using all the time on Virtualbox 5 are all the same EXCEPT ONE. I learned it the hard way and I want you to save the time with this article. Make sure you set the graphics controller to VBoxSVGA. Do not enable 3D acceleration. VMSVGA is what Virtualbox will set as standard. VMSVGA is VMware’s SVGA II graphics adapter. Installing Oracle VirtualBox on a Mac Requirement: A Mac desktop or.laptop running OSX, At least 32GB of free drive space (either internal or external). Root access, Windows 10 ISO from uconn.onthehub.com or Microsoft DreamSpark. Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack Free for personal, educational or evaluation use under the terms of the VirtualBox Personal Use and Evaluation License on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Solaris x-86 platforms: Depending on your browser, you may need to right click and 'Save As.'
After finishing downloading, there is one file:
Extract the file that you have just downloaded in a folder.
2- Create Mac OS Virtual Machine
On the VirtualBox, create a new virtual machine.
Enter a name for the virtual machine and select a Mac OS version suitable for the Mac OS version that you have downloaded..
Mac OS operating systems need a large amount of RAM to work, You should provide it with about 4GB RAM.
The Mac OS file downloaded by you in the above step is a complete operating system and you can be willing to use without installation. Therefore, on the VirtualBox, you only need to point to this postion of this file.
OK, your Mac OS virtual machine has been created.
You can carry out other configurations for Mac OS, for example, Network configuration, specifying the quantity of Processors,..
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3- Configure VBoxManage
After you create VirtualBox virtual machine, the Meta information of this virtual machine will be found in the folder (Depending on your operating system):
- LINUX (Ubuntu,..):/home/{user}/VirtualBox VMs
- WINDOWS:C:/Users/{user}/VirtualBox VMs
There are some advanced configurations that you can perform via the interface of VirtualBox, and you must carry out it via a command:
Replace 'Your-VM-Name' by your virtual machine name. Your virtual machine name can be found in the 'Setting > General > Basic' (Like the following illustration).
On the Linux (Ubuntu,..), open Terminal windows and CD to go to your Mac OS virtual machine directory. If you use the Windows operating system, open the CMD windows with Administrator privilege and CD to go to the Mac OS virtual machine directory.
Perform the above commands respectively (after having replaced 'Your-VM-Name'):
OK, all the commands have been performed successfully.
4- Start the Mac OS virtual machine
Press on 'Start' button to start yourMac OS virtual machine:
Enter username/password (to be used to enter your Mac OS virtual machine).
OK, at this moment, you have installed Mac OS Virtual Machine on VirtualBox successfully.
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