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UTM Setup

Part 1 - Download UTM

  1. Using this link, click Download to get started.
  2. Drag the download onto your desktop
  3. Double click the UTM.dmg file and drag it to your Applications folder.
  4. Once that is set up, find where the UTM application is at and enter the application. Recommend adding it to your dock, but not required

Part 2 - Choosing What VM

You must download the .iso file of whatever VM you would like to create and install!

  1. If you would like to use Windows, use this link and sign in using your Wright State email
  2. If you would like to use Kali Linux, use this link for the download and make sure you use the Apple Silicon (ARM64) tab and click the one in the center that says Recommended when downloading
  3. If you would like to use Ubuntu, use this link and click the green download button

Part 3 - Setting up the Virtual Machine

  1. Once the application is up and running, you want to click Create a New Virtual Machine
  2. You will then want to click Virtualize
  3. Click which VM you would like to use. You will need to use the .iso file that you downloaded for this step.
    • If you chose Windows, click the Windows button
    • If you chose Kali, click the Linux button
    • If you chose Ubuntu, click the Other
  4. Click Browse and make sure that the .iso file is selected.
  5. Click Continue
  6. Leave your Memory at 4096 and increase the CPU Cores to 4
  7. Select the size of the size of the storage, minimum is 30 GB (this is the size I personally use)
  8. You can choose wether or not you would like to have a shared directory, that is entirely up to you. If you choose Yes, you will have to choose what directory you would like to share.
  9. You will get to see the summary and decide what you would like to name your VM and then click Save

Part 4 - Booting Up The VM

  1. Click the large play button that appears on the screen once the VM is setup
  2. Let it take a second to boot up and hit enter on your keyoard to install
  3. Depending on the VM you choose, some may require you to set up through the terminal that it gives you
  4. Once completely booted up, start inputting information like you would a brand new laptop

Part 5 - Shutting Down the VM

  1. Once you have things booted up and you played around and you are done, DO NOT JUST CLICK THE X IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER because this can corrupt your VM
  2. You want to treat this like another computer and click your profile
  3. Click Shut Down
  4. Then once it is all dark, you are safe to click the red X

If you get stuck…

Some of the setups differ from which VM you choose, so ff you get stuck here are YouTube links to help set it up or to make sure you are on the right track!