Install a free virtual environment on your Mac

IaC
スポンサーリンク
スポンサーリンク

Introduction

I chose Android and iOS as targets when installing Visual Studio for Mac, so I was ready to check the operation using a virtual device such as Android Emulator when developing Android application and iOS Simulator when developing iPhone or iPad application. ..

The .Net Core installed together at this time can also develop applications that can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux, so prepare a virtual environment so that you can check the operation on each OS.

Virtual environments that can be used on Mac include Parallels Desktop for Mac, VMware Fusion, and Oracle VM VirtualBox, but this time, install Oracle VM VirtualBox, which is available free of charge with OSS.

In addition, since I want to use the virtual environment that I build this time mainly for checking the operation of the developed application, Vagrant that can easily create and destroy virtual machines when needed with configuration files and commands is also included. Install to

Although there are restrictions, there are also the following methods to launch a virtual computer by utilizing a free trial of a cloud service as a method of preparing a virtual computer for free.

Virtual environment construction

Oracle VM VirtualBox Download

Click “OS X hosts” on this page to start downloading.

Oracle VM VirtualBox installation

Double-click the downloaded file to start the installer and display the screen below.

Double-click Virtualbox.pkg of the displayed installer to start installation.

“This package will run a program to determine if the software can be installed.Is displayed, click “Continue”.

The screen below will be displayed. Click “Continue”.

Click “Install”.

You will be prompted for an administrator user name and password, then enter them and click Install Software.

The screen below will be displayed after a while, so click “Close”.

A message appears asking if you want to put the installer in the trash. Click “Trash” to complete the installation of Oracle VM VirtualBox.

Download Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack

Click “All supported platforms” on the page where you downloaded Oracle VM VirtualBox to start downloading.

Install Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack

Double-click the downloaded file to start the installer and display the screen below. Click “Install”.

The license confirmation screen will be displayed. Check the contents and click “I Agree”.

You will be prompted for an administrator user name and password, then enter them and click Install Software.

When the installation is complete, “The extension pack Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack was installed successfully. Is displayed, click “OK”.

The installation of Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack is completed by deleting the downloaded installer file of Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack.

Vagrant Download

Select “MAC OS X” on this page and click “Download” to start downloading.

Vagrant installation

Double-click the downloaded file to start the installer and display the screen below.

Double-click the displayed installer vagrant.pkg to start the installation.

Click “Continue”.

Click “Install”.

You will be prompted for an administrator user name and password, then enter them and click Install Software.

The screen below will be displayed after a while, so click “Close”.

A message appears asking if you want to put the installer in the trash. Click “Move to Trash” to complete the installation of Vagrant.

Now you’re ready to create a virtual machine on your Mac.

Comment

スポンサーリンク