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Asked: 2026-06-05T22:27:38+00:00

Note: I understand this is not strictly about development, but in the earlier threads

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Note: I understand this is not strictly about “development”, but in the earlier threads I link to below the community decided that questions on how to develop for iOS on non-Apple platforms were admissible.

I have a 2009 (Intel) Apple MacBook that I no longer use regularly. However, I would like to continue dabbling in iOS development using Xcode. Is it possible for me to move the entire system into a VirtualBox/VMWare image and run it under Linux inside VirtualBox/VMWare?

I have checked earlier answers but I no longer have the installation media that came with the MacBook, on which those earlier answers rely. I am specifically interested in knowing if by shifting the entire system into a virtual disk image it will continue to work.

To clarify, I understand this might be in violation of the EULA. I paid for this computer and OS and am comfortable using the OS on a different machine while letting this particular laptop gather dust in a closet.

Thanks!
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  1. Editorial Team

    I don’t think it works. Mac OS still needs a ROM to boot. But you can patch VMware and you can download many MacOS VMware images. But sadly it didn’t work for me on Linux.

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