Download Pre-configured Virtual Appliances

If you don't have enough time to create a new virtual machine with the required configuration, you can download a ready-to-use virtual machine with a predefined configuration.

Downloading Parallels Virtual Appliances

Parallels Virtual Appliances are pre-built virtual machines.

To download such an appliance and use it with Parallels Desktop:

  1. Right-click the Parallels Desktop icon in the Dock and choose New.
  2. Select any of the following free systems and click Continue:
    • Fedora Linux;
    • CentOS Linux;
    • Debian GNU/Linux.
  3. In the next step, click Download. Once the download starts, you can pause it anytime by clicking Pause. To resume the download, click Resume.

Once the download is complete, you can start working with the virtual appliance in Parallels Desktop.