• With Docker added to the Parallels recipe, I can see Parallels taking a lead in the new data center and cloud market segment of thin-server operating system stacks plus containers.
• This is the original implementation of Docker for macOS and Wndows. You have a special VM image (Docker Machine) that needs a third party virtualization solution like VirtualBox or Parallels to run. VM image acts as a Docker host – it’s a minimal Linux distro optimised for minimal footprint and best performance.
• Google added support for Docker containers to its cloud services, Canonical is adding resource management functions to libcontainer, and Parallels is contributing a language port, a rewrite of.

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Some background…

Jan 05, 2016 I have a working macOS 10.13.1 Parallels guest into which I installed Docker for Mac. The install went fine but when I try to start docker I get a.

I recently switched to Mac because of something requires me to use MacOS. I got a 2019 16 inch model of MacBook Pro, and I am pretty satisfied with it^[1].

As I am still developing for WSL (and also UWP), I used Parallels Desktop for running Windows on Mac, because I hate Boot Camp. After setting up Windows 10 on Parallels Desktop with come tweaks, successfully set up WSL/WSL2 with Mac.

Use Parallels feature wisely

Two important feature in Parallels Desktop is used: Coherence Mode and Nested Virtualization.

Using Coherence mode, you can use Windows applications and UWPs such as Windows Terminal just like native apps:

Using Nested Virtualization is essential to use WSL2 and the brand new Windows Docker for WSL2. Some people might afraid that enabling it has little impact on my laptop. You can enable the feature here in Parallels Desktop:

Auto-mounting Mac partition on WSL

WSL has been providing drive mounting feature using DrvFs for some times^[2]. Mounting with DrvFs is super easy; Without mounting your Windows drive, you can just:

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• use sudo mkdir /mnt/d && sudo mount -t drvfs D: /mnt/d/ to mount your D drive;
• use sudo mount -t drvfs 'servershare' /mnt/share to mount netowork location servershare.

You can even auto-mount using fstab.

However, auto-mounting with Mac partition requires something more than documentation provided, otherwise you might have trouble accessing the files.

Before mounting, the file-sharing should be enabled in Parallels Configuration:

It is suggested to use just the network location as drives can be unmounted automatically by Parallels and thus unpredictable.

Now, check the folder you want to mount. In my case, I tried to mount MacHome. So I created a folder /mnt/mac and in my /etc/fstab, I input the following:

Restart the distribution by using wsl -t, and drive will automatically be mounted:

Opening website/file from WSL to Mac browser

This one is pretty easy to configure. If you used my WSL Utilities, you can already open website using wslview. Then setup Web pages to Open in Mac in the Parallels Configuration:

Then everything is now ready. When you launch a website using wslview, it will open in the default Mac web browser.

Here is a little demo:

WSL Desktop Shortcut On Mac

The component wslusc in my WSL Utilities allows you to create shortcuts on Windows Desktop. Combining with Parallels Desktop’s feature, you can launch WSL GUI application right from your Mac Desktop.

Here is how it looks:

To achieve this, We should enable Desktop Mapping in the Parallels Desktop with the following steps:

Afterward, the desktop should show the shortcut created on the Windows 10 Desktop. However, they won’t look good; But we can do some small modification to make it better like the following:

Here is how to modify it:

To conclude…

The experience is not perfect, but this allows me to use Ubuntu without creating extra Virtual Machine on my MBP, which means a save on system memory when I need to run Windows and Ubuntu at the same time.

This sure is a great experience using WSL on Mac.

I am also going to present a session on WSLConf 😉

1. A review is coming 😉 ↩︎

2. Good place to start with DrvFs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/archive/blogs/wsl/file-system-improvements-to-the-windows-subsystem-for-linux↩︎

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The main difference between Boot Camp and Parallels is that the Boot Camp is a software assistant for dual booting, while Parallels is a hypervisor.

Macintosh or Mac refers to the family of personal computers designed and manufactured by Apple Inc. At times, it is required to install Windows operating systems and run those programs on Mac devices. As such, the two ways to accomplish this task are by using Boot Camp or Parallels.

Key Areas Covered

1. What is Boot Camp
-Definition, Functionality
2. What is Parallels
-Definition, Functionality
3. Difference Between Boot Camp and Parallels
-Comparison of key differences

Key Terms

Boot Camp, Hypervisor, Mac, Parallels, Windows

What is Boot Camp

Boot Camp or Boot Camp Assistant is a multi-boot utility Max OS X which allows the users to install Microsoft Windows Operating System on Macintosh computers. Importantly, it guides the users to partition the hard disk drive or solid state drive and install the Windows device Driver on the Apple device.

Initially, Boot Camp was introduced with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. The previous versions of it supported Windows XP and Windows Vista. But, the Boot Camp 4.0 for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard to Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion version 10.8.2 support Windows 7. Moreover, the Boot Camp 5.0 for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion in version 10.8.4 supports 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and 8.

If the user requires installing Windows 10 on a Mac, he needs a USB flash drive and the ISO image of Windows 10. However, Boot Camp currently supports Windows 10 on a range of Mac newer version devices. For example, Boot Camp 6.0 added the support for Windows 10.

What is Parallels

Parallels or Parallel Desktop of Mac is a software that provides hardware virtualization for Mac computers. Here, the hardware virtualization is a type of virtualization of computers as complete hardware platforms to run various operating systems. In this type of virtualization, the hypervisor is directly installed on the hardware. For example, Parallels is a hypervisor that supports virtualization developed by Parallels Inc., which is an organization that develops desktop and server virtualization software. Moreover, Parallels run Windows applications without minimizing the speed of the Mac device.

Looking at the advantages, the Parallels provides multiple advantages. Firstly, it is seamless. Therefore, the user can use Windows side by side with Mac OS to share files, folders, copy and paste images and text between Mac and Windows applications. Secondly, it is also easy to setup. Furthermore, it executes graphics based and more resource required Windows applications without minimizing the speed of the Mac device.

Difference Between Boot Camp and Parallels

Definition

Boot Camp is a multi-boot utility included with Apple Inc’s Mac OS X that assists users in installing Microsoft Windows Operating Systems on Intel-based Macintosh computers. However, Parallels is a software that provides hardware virtualization for Macintosh computers with Intel processors. Thus, this is the main difference between Boot Camp and Parallels.

Synonyms

The Boot Camp is also called Boot Camp Assistant while Parallels is also called Parallels Desktop for Mac.

Developer

Apple Inc. is the developer of Boot Camp, whereas Parallels Inc is the developer of Parallels.

Stable Release

Moreover, the stable release of Boot Camp was in 2016, while the stable release of Parallels was in 2018.

Type

Furthermore, the Boot Camp is a software assistant for dual booting, but Parallels is a hypervisor. Hence, this is another difference between Boot Camp and Parallels.

Conclusion

In brief, Boot Camp and Parallels allow executing Windows applications on Macintosh computers. However, the main difference between Boot Camp and Parallels is that the Boot Camp is a software assistant for dual booting, while Parallels is a hypervisor.

References:

1.“Boot Camp (Software).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Mar. 2019, Available here.
2.“Parallels Desktop for Mac.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 23 Apr. 2019, Available here.
3.“Run Windows on Mac – Parallels Desktop 14 Virtual Machine for Mac.” Parallels, 28 Mar. 2019, Available here.

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