MacOS VirtualBox VM on Ubuntu
How to instal Linux Ubuntu in Mac with the help of Virtual Box.Step 1: - Download Virtual Box from here: 2:.
Posted by Shujin Wu on February 23, 2017
Step 1： Download the Sierra installer from Mac App Store.
- This video is about How To Install Ubuntu on Virtual Box (Mac).
- VirtualBox download: download: tutorial showing you how to install Ubuntu 19.04 on.
- I have attempted to install a virtual Ubuntu Server on my Mac (BigSur) with VirtualBox. I cannot access my directory to install the Ubuntu OS when I start the VM. Failed to open a session for the virtual machine. Details: the VM session was aborted Result Code: NSERRORFAILURE(0x80004005).
Install Ubuntu 18.04 On Virtualbox Mac
This should be done in you Mac and the installer will be placed in /Application/ folder.
Step 2: Prepare Sierra iso
Use geerlingguy's script to prepare a sierra iso file.
Step3: Install VirtualBox in Ubuntu
You should have your VirtualBox and the Extension Pack installed, or use my ansible role
Step 4: Open VirtualBox and create a new VM.
Settings:
- name: your_sierra_vm_name
- type: Osx
- version: Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan (64-bit)
- Other
Step5: Configure VM for MacOS (Very important!)
Run following commands and replace 'Sierra' with ‘your_sierra_vm_name'.
Step 6: Install Sierra
Insert sierra.iso to the sierra VM's optical driver, and follow the instruction to install Sierra.
Note: In the installer, Go to Utilities > Disk Utility. Select the VirtualBox disk and choose Erase to format it as a Mac OS Extended (Journaled) drive.
Step 7: Remove sierra.iso and restart VM.
Reference
- name: your_sierra_vm_name
- type: Osx
- version: Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan (64-bit)
- Other
Step5: Configure VM for MacOS (Very important!)
Run following commands and replace 'Sierra' with ‘your_sierra_vm_name'.
Step 6: Install Sierra
Insert sierra.iso to the sierra VM's optical driver, and follow the instruction to install Sierra.
Note: In the installer, Go to Utilities > Disk Utility. Select the VirtualBox disk and choose Erase to format it as a Mac OS Extended (Journaled) drive.
Step 7: Remove sierra.iso and restart VM.
Reference
Install Ubuntu On Virtualbox Mac
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