Maybe someone can give an explanation or pointer Here is my issue: I am on Mac OS 10.8.2 using Fuision 5 (host). It is available to download a complete and deta iled User Manual, from the official website of the VirtualBox project. Hi, I am pretty sure there is a simple solution for my question and I am also sure that the solution is already in the knowldgebase, but I couldnot find it. You can run VirtualBox on older hardware even when features like Intel VT-X or AMD-V are not present.It is possible to run VirtualBox on both 32-bit and 64-bit OS based on the Intel x86-64-based processors. MacOS X 10.12 Sierra VMWare Image macOS Sierra v10.12 (16A323) Multilingual Image For VMware SadeemPC.rar Admin Password: 123 Instructions: 1) Install VMware Workstation Pro (Do Not Launch) 2) Now Run win-install.VirtualBox is 100% free and open source software. Firstly, make sure yourvirtual machine ispowered offandnot suspendedIt'simportant todo this first because TextEdit on Mac as of OS X 10.8.Virtual Box competes with another program with the same characteristics as VMWare, but VirtualBox has the advantage of being lighter, completely free, and also GNU (open source).įeatures Of VirtualBoxThe following are the key features of Virtual Box: The operating systems supported by VirtualBox are: DOS / Windows 3.x, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and 10, Linux 4, Linux 5, OS / 2 Warp, Ubuntu (8.04 to 15.04) and OpenBSD among others, and now also Mac OS X. (10.8, 10.9, 10.10).
VirtualBox is also useful for testing applications without running the risk of damaging the operating system, for example, files that are suspected of containing viruses, and it is also useful for developers who must test their applications in different operating systems. If all settings are correct, the Mac OS X 10.8 virtual machine should start with initial setup screen of Language settings as below. The same is the reverse: for those users who use Windows and start their first steps in Linux, they can try it, without needing to create another partition, or install a distribution, or have to configure GRUB to manage the operating system startup.
Since I am working on a windows pc the key mapping is a bit off. The functions and advantages of having a virtual machine are many, for example for those who use Linux to try new distributions or run some Windows program to which they are accustomed, but which is not compatible with Linux. I recently started developing ruby on rails on my virtual mac os x 10.8 in vmware workstation.