VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2. Download Kali Linux VirtualBox Image. Next, we need to download a VirtualBox image of Kali Linux. Go to the download page, then select 'Kali Linux VirtualBox Images' Select the very top image 'Kali Linux 64 bit VBox'. VirtualBox supports 64-bit guest operating systems, even on 32-bit host operating systems, provided that the following conditions are met: You need a 64-bit processor with hardware virtualization support (see the section called “ Hardware vs. Software virtualization ”). The 'System Type' of your copy of Windows needs to be 64-bit, because OS X Mountain Lion is a 64-bit operating system. If you have a 32-bit copy of Windows, you can only install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on Virtualbox.
Table Of Content
- 1- Download Mac OS
- 2- Create Mac OS Virtual Machine
- 3- Configure VBoxManage
- 4- Start the Mac OS virtual machine
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- 1- Download Mac OS
- 2- Create Mac OS Virtual Machine
- 3- Configure VBoxManage
- 4- Start the Mac OS virtual machine
1- Download Mac OS
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.
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,..
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 your Mac OS virtual machine:
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Enter username/password (to be used to enter your Mac OS virtual machine).
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OK, at this moment, you have installed Mac OS Virtual Machine on VirtualBox successfully .
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