Download Ubuntuĭownload the Ubuntu Server 14.04.01 LTS iso image. Instructions below were testing with VirtualBox 4.3.18 on OS X 10.9.5. Install VirtualBoxĭownload and install VirtualBox here. This entire tutorial should take approximately 20 minutes (not including download times). I simply run the VM in the background, and ssh into it from the Mac terminal.

I installed Ubuntu Server instead of Ubuntu Desktop because I wanted to run a lightweight Linux environment, which should save laptop resources. I intend to run my application in a Linux environment, so instead of learning the intricacies of porting my code and makefile to Mac OS X, I decided to install a local Ubuntu Server virtual machine (VM) on my MacBook. For example, right now I'm trying to develop a Boost Python module, and I am having trouble compiling it on OS X. While the OS X experience is wonderful, application development can be frustrating. It's my personal laptop, so I use it for everything - browsing, e-mail, and programming. My laptop is a late 2011 MacBook Pro running OS X 10.9 Mavericks. You can re-run the kexstat command just to be sure the extensions were loaded.Ubuntu Server Virtual Machine with SSH using VirtualBox on Mac OS X

Restart your Mac and VirtualBox should now work. You should see a message that some applications require a restart to work correctly. If you don't see the extensions loaded, the easier fix is to delete your current VirtualBox app, download and install the lastest version and then go the Security & Privacy System Preferences Pane.

No variant specified, falling back to release If the kernel extensions are installed, you will see something like this: Executing: /usr/bin/kmutil showloaded

You can verify this by running: kextstat | grep -v com.apple Big Sur disables the VirtualBox kernel extensions as part of the installation process.

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