Virtualization

Parrot on VirtualBox, VMware, UTM and QEMU/KVM.

VirtualBox

This guide provides a comprehensive walkthrough for setting up a new Virtual Machine (VM) and installing ParrotOS using VirtualBox.

VirtualBox Guest Additions

The Guest Additions are designed to be installed inside a virtual machine after the guest operating system has been set up. They consist of device drivers and system applications that optimize the guest operating system for better performance and usability.

VMware

This guide walks you through the process of creating a Virtual Machine and installing ParrotOS using VMware. The steps apply primarily to VMware Workstation (Pro and Player) on GNU/Linux and Windows, as well as VMware Fusion on macOS.

UTM

ParrotOS can be easily virtualized on macOS systems equipped with Apple Silicon (M-series chips). To achieve this, we recommend using UTM, a popular open-source virtualization software for Mac.

QEMU/KVM

This guide will help you set up a virtualization environment on Debian-based systems, including Parrot OS, using QEMU/KVM, Virt-Manager, and GNOME Boxes.