MAC Virtual Machine with UTM

Quick tutorial to set up a Ubuntu virtual machine to run Telliot seamlessly

To ensure compatibility it's recommended to install Ubuntu as a virtual machine on your Mac. Using UTM you can do it in quick easy steps and then continue to follow the tutorials here.

Downloading UTM

Head to UTM official download page and click the download button on the center of the page. It will download a .dmg file of around ~200mb.

Once downloaded, install it by double clicking on it and following the on screen instructions.

There's a paid version in the APP Store which is essentially the same program. You can check more details from UTM on this at the bottom of the page here.

Any version should work fine.

Installing Ubuntu

1. Open UTM and click 'create a new virtual machine' button in the center of the app.

2. Select 'download pre-built from UTM gallery...'

3. In the website, scroll down, find the Ubuntu version 22.+ and click on it. Make sure to use LTS versions, as those are the ones stable.

   1. This page contains the login and password together with extra guides and info if needed

4. Now select 'open in UTM'

   1. When it opens, click 'cancel' to close the 'start' screen at the front and reveal the 'download' option behind it

   2. Click on 'download' to start downloading the VM from the link

5. it will start the download and you can follow the process on the sidebar of UTM

6. Once the download is done, you'll see the ubuntu logo and a play button. click on it

7. Wait ~1m for it to boot and you'll be inside Ubuntu

8. Password and login are ubuntu

9. Once logged in, continue the installation process as usual

   1. It's good to wait a few minutes for system updates, though. You can also manually run sudo apt update and sudo apt-get update from the terminal to make sure Ubuntu is ready to go.