Darling is a translation layer that lets you run macOS software on Linux
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- Flic app for mac. FastDarling runs macOS software directly without using a hardware emulator.
- FreeLike Linux, Darling is free and open-source software.
It is developed openly on GitHub and distributed under the GNU GPL license version 3. - CompatibleDarling implements a complete Darwin environment. Mach, dyld, launchd — everything you'd expect.
- How to open non apple apps on macbook pro. Easy to useDarling does most of the setup for you. Sit back and enjoy using your favorite software.
- NativeWe aim to fully integrate apps running under Darling into the Linux desktop experience by making them look, feel and behave just like native Linux apps.
- That sounds a lot like WineAnd it is! Wine lets you run Windows software on Linux, and Darling does the same for macOS software. Another similar project is Anbox, for Android apps.
- Does it support GUI apps?Almost! This took us a lot of time and effort, but we finally have basic experimental support for running simple graphical applications. It requires some special setup for now though, so do not expect it to work out of the box just yet. We're working on this; stay tuned!
- Does it violate Apple's EULA?No! We only directly use those parts of Darwin that are released as fully free software.
- Does the name Darling mean anything?The name Darling is a combination of “Darwin” and “Linux”. Darwin is the core operating system macOS and iOS are based on.
- Can I run Darling on Windows using WSL?Unfortunately, no. Darling requires a real Linux kernel to run. See this issue for more details.
- Do you know about opensource.apple.com, GNUstep, The Cocotron and other projects?We do, and in fact, Darling is largely based on the original Darwin source code published by Apple. We use The Cocotron as a basis for our Cocoa implementation, along with the Apportable Foundation and various bits of GNUstep.
- Do you have plans for supporting iOS apps?Yes, in the long run, we'd like to be able to run iOS apps on ARM devices (like most Android phones). A significant challenge here would be to write our own implementation of UIKit. Come talk to us if you're interested in working on this!
- How do I contribute?Start by reading the documentation and our blog to get familiar with Darling internals. Then, come and join us on GitHub. It's great if you have experience in developing for macOS or iOS, but it's absolutely not required to start contributing.
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Run Linux Programs On Mac
See full list on unix.stackexchange.com. The main difference between Mac and say Linux Mint is the file hierarchy. MacOS has /Applications, /Library and /User folders - in Linux Mint/Ubuntu these are in the 'Unix' like file hierarchy /usr/share/bin usr/share/lib and /home - big deal. Besides that, the two are the same. The source code can be compiled on the computer to run, fink or my favorite darwinports, ports the libraries and the apps over to os x. Some apps might be a pain, involving some rewritting of the code, to port it over, but anything of much value will be installable through fink or darwinports. Carbon is a sort of bizarre chimera library, which was intended to provide a compatible set of APIs between classic Mac OS and Mac OS X. So that once OS X was on the way, you could carbonize an app under Classic and have it just work on OS X. Brilliant idea, but it means Carbon isn't a close relative of anything.