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I am trying to install Oracle VirtualBox on Big Sur M1 Apple laptop. Installation failed both on full security and semi-security. Does anyone know of a solution?

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I believe the VirtualBox documentation states the Mac must be Intel based.

VMware Fusion also has a free Player, but does not yet run on M1, Apple Silicon, ARM Macs.

Parallels has a Technical Preview which requires an ARM version of Windows 10.

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    Might be worth adding that, unless the guest OS brings its own x86 emulator/translator, any VM solution will only be able to virtualize ARM environments. – nohillside Jan 12 '21 at 07:25
  • @nohillside, There are hypervisors for Apple Silicon which combine with QEMU to allow x86, and other, architectures for the guests. – Xalorous Mar 13 '22 at 18:55
  • @Xalorous You can always post an answer describing this in detail. – nohillside Mar 13 '22 at 19:36