A window describing Ubuntu is displayed, with a Download button in the lower right corner. As an example, we’ll show you how to install Ubuntu in Parallels Desktop 12.ġ) Make sure you have Parallels Desktop 12 installed and running on your Mac.Ģ) At the Parallels Wizard window that appears upon launching the Parallels Desktop environment, click “Download Ubuntu” from the list of Free Systems listed at the bottom of the window (see image below): The Parallels Wizard, showing Free Systems listed near the bottom of the windowģ) Click the Continue button once the Ubuntu logo is highlighted. The best things about Parallels Desktop for those interested in trying out Linux is that it includes free distributions for Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS, and Debian GNU/Linux (a Linux-like OS that uses the Linux kernel). Parallels is an extremely popular VM environment for Mac, available from for just $79.95.
Probably the easiest way to set up Linux on a Mac is to create a virtual machine (VM) in Parallels Desktop. Today, we’ll look at two ways that you can quickly install and run Linux on a Mac. There’s still a lot of interest in Linux in the IT and scientific communities, and it’s a popular OS to learn more about. Early on in the Linux timeline, it was thought that the operating system would be popular for home and educational use instead, those areas have been dominated by macOS, Windows, and more recently ChromeOS on Chromebooks. Many servers operate on Linux, which is probably its primary use case. Linux is an open-source Unix-like operating system that has been available in one form or another since 1991. Our first step to installing Ubuntu on our Mac OS is to install VirtualBox.Tux the penguin, the official mascot of Linux In this case VirtualBox is a Type 2 Hypervisor, which sits on top of an OS and allows you to run other Operating Systems. What Is A Hypervisor?Īlso known as a Virtual Machine Monitor, which can either be software, firmware, or hardware that allows Operating Systems to run on top of it. Ubuntu OS - The Linux OS we’ll be running in VirtualBoxīasically open-source software that allows us to run multiple different Operating Systems on top of our Mac OS, including Windows, Linux and even Mac OS with Virtual Machines, which are just emulations (which are close to native running) of operating systems.VirtualBox - A virtualizer that runs virtual machines.10 GB of storage (although that can be tweaked).To make sure you have the requirements for this, you just need:
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