Ubuntu for mac vm how to#

I found Windows to be typically unpredictable, with the usual frustration of “program not responding” and of course some. I have tested Quartus under both Ubuntu and Windows 10 running on virtual machines and without surprise, I found Ubuntu to yield slightly higher performance in terms of compile times. You can of course use other methods of programming, however you may need to search for additional information if your particular programmer will not work out of the box. With regards to the programmer, this tutorial will cover the necessary steps involved in order to get the USB-Blaster compatible programmer to work in Linux. This tutorial will focus on the Virtualbox installation, however it should also apply if you wish to run a dual boot setup and you can skip over the Virtualbox portions. It is also perfectly acceptable to run Ubuntu on your Mac as a dual boot setup and it may even be preferable for performance gains. If you plan to install a fresh copy of Ubuntu, I would recommend downloading Quartus in the background as the file is large and may take a while.

Ubuntu for mac vm how to#

If you do not yet have Virtualbox running with Ubuntu installed, go ahead and follow my tutorial on how to get this up and running first. At the time of writing I am running Mojave, however this tutorial should work just fine with all fairly recent versions of OS X so long as Virtualbox runs without issues.You will also need an installation of Ubuntu Desktop running in Virtualbox.Īt the time of writing I am running Ubuntu 20.04 and Virtualbox 6.1.6.

You will of course need a Mac running a recent version of OS X. There are a few hurdles to overcome in order to get everything running correctly, however this guide will walk you through all of the necessary steps. Unlike other solutions using Windows and Parallels, all of the software used in this method is completely free! Looking to get into FPGA programming? Quartus can run surprisingly well on Mac when paired with Virtualbox and Ubuntu.