First of all, we need to form an external storage unit featuring an ExFAT filesystem. We prefer an ExFAT filesystem as it allows Virtual Machine hard disk files to function normally on any Operating ...

Running Linux software on a Mac can be a powerful way to leverage the strengths of both operating systems. Here are six methods to achieve this, each with detailed steps and considerations. MacPorts ...

VirtualBox is a stalwart of virtualization. It provides a relatively user-friendly and free way to create and manage virtual machines on Windows, Linux, and macOS. However, with the move to Apple ...

Running a Linux virtual machine on Mac can be resource-exhaustive, but Apple just made it much better in macOS 26 with native support for running Linux containers without the need for third-party apps ...

We’ve written before about Apple’s handy virtualization framework in recent versions of macOS, which allows users of Apple Silicon Macs with sufficient RAM to easily set up macOS and Linux virtual ...

Both VMware and Parallels are available as free, time-limited downloads. (If you decide you like Parallels, it’ll cost you $80; VMware, still in beta, will cost the same when it’s released.) The most ...

One of the few things that Intel Macs can do that Apple Silicon Macs can’t is run operating systems written for Intel or AMD processors inside of virtual machines. Most notably, this has meant that ...