Create macOS or Linux virtual machines

by hugolundin on 6/6/2022, 7:36:02 PM with 49 comments

  • by dang on 6/6/2022, 9:42:17 PM

    Ongoing related thread:

    Running Intel Binaries in Linux VMs with Rosetta - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31644990 - June 2022 (25 comments)

  • by tomComb on 6/6/2022, 8:49:41 PM

    I was very excited, very briefly, by the title of this post.

    Now very disappointed.

  • by rvz on 6/6/2022, 8:55:02 PM

    Before we get too excited by the title of the article which looks too good to offer what you may think it offers, in reality it is still virtualization with in macOS allowing Linux to be run as a guest and not a full installation.

  • by jasoneckert on 6/6/2022, 9:13:10 PM

    Wait... can't we already do this using UTM?!?

  • by gigatexal on 6/6/2022, 8:50:47 PM

    "We'll also explore how you can install and run full Linux distributions on Apple silicon, and share how you can take advantage of Rosetta 2 to run x86-64 Linux binaries." That sounds like running Linux on bare metal...

  • by seemaze on 6/6/2022, 9:05:51 PM

    I'd love a supported and streamlined option to provision native macOS VM's. Currently other solutions leave much to be desired.

  • by saagarjha on 6/6/2022, 10:20:29 PM

    For those wondering what's new, you can now attach a GUI now even if you use the Virtualization framework. Previously you'd have to use the lower-level Hypervisor framework and provide your own framebuffer device.

  • by karmelapple on 6/6/2022, 10:08:36 PM

    I'm still keeping my Intel Mac around to run Vagrant nicely with VirtualBox.

    Will this let me spin up VMs with VirtualBox again on my M1? If so, oh my gosh sign me up right now.

  • by jldugger on 6/6/2022, 8:25:41 PM

    I was expecting something more than full machine emulation I guess. But there's no way apple would publish instruction on replacing macOS with Linux.

  • by 1024core on 6/6/2022, 8:50:32 PM

    What about Windows? Can I run Windows x86 in a VM on M2?

  • by gumby on 6/6/2022, 8:56:00 PM

    Dang, title should be “Create macOS or Linux virtual machines”

  • by usrn on 6/6/2022, 8:44:31 PM

    This is extremely basic stuff that I would expect any half decent computer to be able to do. I'd be more surprised if it were impossible but I guess this is Apple we're talking about.