![]() ![]() Hdiutil create -o /tmp/BigSur -size 12000m -volname BigSur -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J The installer comes in at 9.57GB and another 22GB will be needed on top of another 60GB reserved for the VM. ![]() To install macOS in VMWare Fusion, we need to generate an ISO from the downloaded Install macOS Beta.app installer. Note how the window says macOS 10.16, yet Big Sur is actually version 11.0. This will then allow you to download the beta version of Big Sur through the Software Update pane in System Preferences. Open up the disk image and install the software. Click on the Install Profile button to download the macOSDeveloperBetaAccessUtility.dmg file. Log in to Apple's developer portal and go to the beta applications downloads page. Unfortunately, Apple doesn't make this as straightforward as just downloading a single file. The first step is to get a copy of the software. In this post, I'll go over the steps and issues I encountered with installing the first beta version of macOS Big Sur under VMWare Fusion 11.5.5. For now, installing Big Sur under a virtual machine (VM) might be the safer way to go until the software hardens up. Installing beta software is always risky, and already I've read of a couple accounts where people have tried to install Big Sur on either an external disk or on another partition and encountered some nasty surprises (including bricking the computer). There was also a visual refresh, more akin to the jump from Mavericks to Yosemite than moving from Mac OS 9 to X. This year's macOS release - Big Sur - certainly has some big changes, most notably the first version that will run on Apple's upcoming Apple Silicon processors. Installing macOS Big Sur Beta on VMWare Fusion 24th June 2020 | AppleĪnother year, another update to the plethora of Apple's operating systems. ![]()
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