The unlocker typically enables support for OS X 10.7 (Lion) through macOS Ventura and Sonoma, depending on VMware version.
If you manage multiple Ubuntu virtualization hosts, use this Ansible playbook snippet: vmware unlocker ubuntu
- name: Install VMware Unlocker
hosts: all
tasks:
- name: Clone unlocker repo
git:
repo: 'https://github.com/paolo-projects/unlocker.git'
dest: /opt/unlocker
- name: Run unlocker
command: python3 /opt/unlocker/unlocker.py
become: yes
notify: restart vmware
For macOS Ventura, Sonoma, and Sequoia, the standard unlocker may fail to boot because Apple deprecated old hardware IDs. In this case, you must use an OpenCore bootloader inside the VM. The unlocker typically enables support for OS X 10