Editor's Note: Since this story was posted, Oracle has updated that VirtualBox is for use only with Snow Leopard Server. Apple's EULA for Snow Leopard allows the installation of one copy of OS X on one Apple-branded computer, while Snow Leopard Server allows additional copies of Mac OS X Server on the same computer, as long as you have licenses for each of these copies. The article has since been updated to reflect this clarification.

Oracle VM VirtualBox is a free and open-source hosted hypervisor for x86 computers currently. Although VirtualBox has experimental support for Mac OS X guests, the end user license agreement of Mac OS X does not permit the operating. VirtualBox is an open source virtualization software for mac, windows, Linux, and Solaris. If you are about to install and test macOS 10.12 Mojave on Virtual on Windows, you need to download & Install the latest version of VirtualBox.

On Monday Oracle released version 3.2 of their VirtualBox software, which it now own as part of its recent acquisition of Sun Microsystems. The update changes the developer references in the program, but also brings another bout of enhancements and optimizations, one of which is support for virtualizing OS X (Apple allows virtualization of the Server OS only). Seeing this as a feature, I couldn't resist giving it a shot to see how it runs. Legal matters Before testing the software out, I made sure to check the EULA requirements for OS X Snow Leopard Server to see if this venture was acceptable. Free excel alternative. Apple is fairly stringent on where they allow their OS to be used, so I went ahead and read the full EULA (that long legal paper we usually bypass and shrug off when installing most software) to see the details. Torrent client for mac.

Here is the full EULA for Snow Leopard Server: Overall, Apple currently allows for one installation of Snow Leopard Server per purchased license, and requires that the OS be installed on Apple hardware. In addition, it requires that you do not in any way modify the operating system code. Note that the client version of OS X may only be installed on one computer system at a time, and while at times people have multiple installations for troubleshooting purposes, to regularly use several working copies of the OS X client on one machine is against Apple's EULA. The installation has optional command-line tools, but does not require a restart. (click for larger view) With all this in mind, I decided to gather everything together, get the latest version of VirtualBox, and get started: 1. Download and Install VirtualBox The program is a relatively small 73MB download from the, and installing is straightforward. After mounting the disk image you double-click the installer package and proceed with a basic installation.

The program will install some kernel extensions and startup items, along with optional command-line utilities for managing your VMs. Once the installation is complete, you do not need to restart the system in order to run it. Create a new Virtual Machine When the VM is set up, you will see a summary window. (click for larger view) With the program now open it's time to set up a new Virtual Machine. Clicking the small blue 'New' icon in the toolbar brings up the virtual machine wizard, where the program runs you through the steps to configure a VM.

The wizard prompts you for a VM name, and depending on what you enter will automatically select the operating system type and version. In this case, entering 'OS X Snow Leopard' had it select Mac OS X for both the system and version; however, the version list has the option for selecting the 64-bit version (if you plan on running OS X in 64-bit kernel mode). I selected this option, and proceeded with the configuration.