HACKER Q&A
📣 jjtheblunt

Do any macOS virtualization programs install without root permissions?


As I recall, Veertu installed from the App Store, whereas VMware Fusion wants root rights to install itself. Do any Catalina-compatible virtualization programs respect the idea of an immutable underlying OS image?


  👤 bifrost Accepted Answer ✓
AFAIK you can't access the virtualization instructions without root/kernel privileges.

I just checked xhyve and that needs root too.