{"id":2053,"date":"2021-04-27T15:44:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T15:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=2053"},"modified":"2026-06-08T22:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T02:51:16","slug":"running-macos-in-virtualbox-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=2053","title":{"rendered":"Running MacOS in VirtualBox on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

This step-by-step guide works on VirtualBox 5.x and 6.x<\/strong> for macOS Sierra 10.12<\/strong>, macOS High Sierra 10.13<\/strong>, macOS Catalina 10.15<\/strong>, and others.<\/p>\n

Make sure your system is up to date and all dependencies are installed.<\/p>\n

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y\r\nsudo apt install virtualbox virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-ext-pack virtualbox-guest-additions-iso virtualbox-guest-utils virtualbox-qt -y<\/pre>\n
Create a VM in VirtualBox with the following settings:<\/p>\n
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  • Name it MacOS<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • 4+ GB of RAM<\/li>\n
  • 100+ GB of storage<\/li>\n
  • 3+ CPUs<\/li>\n
  • Floppy disabled<\/li>\n
  • EFI enabled<\/li>\n
  • 128+ MB of video memory<\/li>\n
  • 3D Acceleration enabled<\/li>\n
  • Network Adapter set to Bridged (recommended)<\/li>\n
  • ISO installation disk added to the CD drive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Open a terminal and run the following commands to configure your VM to mimic Apple hardware:<\/p>\n
    VBoxManage modifyvm \"MacOS\" --cpuidset 00000001 000106e5 00100800 0098e3fd bfebfbff\r\nVBoxManage modifyvm \"MacOS\" --cpu-profile \"Intel Core i7-6700K\"\r\nVBoxManage setextradata \"MacOS\" \"VBoxInternal\/Devices\/efi\/0\/Config\/DmiSystemProduct\" \"iMac11,3\"\r\nVBoxManage setextradata \"MacOS\" \"VBoxInternal\/Devices\/efi\/0\/Config\/DmiSystemVersion\" \"1.0\"\r\nVBoxManage setextradata \"MacOS\" \"VBoxInternal\/Devices\/efi\/0\/Config\/DmiBoardProduct\" \"Iloveapple\"\r\nVBoxManage setextradata \"MacOS\" \"VBoxInternal\/Devices\/smc\/0\/Config\/DeviceKey\" \"ourhardworkbythesewordsguardedpleasedontsteal(c)AppleComputerInc\"\r\nVBoxManage setextradata \"MacOS\" \"VBoxInternal\/Devices\/smc\/0\/Config\/GetKeyFromRealSMC\" 1\r\nVBoxManage setextradata \"MacOS\" \"VBoxInternal2\/EfiGraphicsResolution\" \"1920x1080\"<\/pre>\n
    Some of these commands can be customized:<\/p>\n
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    • Skip the second line if your processor is not Intel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    • Change the resolution on the last line as needed: 1920×1200 1920×1080<\/strong> 1600×1200 1680×1050 1440×900<\/strong> 1280×800 1024×768 640×480<\/li>\n
    • You can also edit MacOS\/MacOS.vbox<\/strong> directly to adjust VM settings, for example: Display VRAMSize=”256<\/span>“<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      Start the VM and set up the installation partition using Disk Utility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
      Find your disk. If it does not appear right away, click View<\/strong> then Show All Devices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
      Click Erase<\/strong> and enter a name for the new partition.<\/p>\n
      Close Disk Utility<\/strong> and proceed with the installation.<\/p>\n
      \n
      BONUS<\/strong><\/p>\n
      Open the Terminal and install the Homebrew package manager:<\/p>\n
      \/bin\/bash -c \"$(curl -fsSL https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/Homebrew\/install\/HEAD\/install.sh)\"<\/pre>\n
      Then install some useful CLI tools:<\/p>\n
      brew install wget\r\nbrew install htop\r\nbrew install tnftp<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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