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How to set-up a OSX Big Sur VM in VMware Fusion
# from: https://www.huibdijkstra.nl/how-to-set-up-a-osx-mojave-vm-in-vmware-fusion/
# modified for Big Sur
# First, download Big Sur from the App Store. Don't actually install it. Then:
hdiutil create -o /tmp/BigSur.cdr -size 30000m -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J
hdiutil attach /tmp/BigSur.cdr.dmg -noverify -mountpoint /Volumes/install_build
sudo "/Applications/Install macOS Big Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia" --volume /Volumes/install_build
mv /tmp/BigSur.cdr.dmg ~/Desktop/InstallSystem.dmg
hdiutil detach "/Volumes/Install macOS Big Sur"
hdiutil convert ~/Desktop/InstallSystem.dmg -format UDTO -o ~/Desktop/BigSur.iso
mv ~/Desktop/BigSur.iso.cdr ~/Desktop/BigSur.iso
rm ~/Desktop/InstallSystem.dmg
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