Running OpenBSD 7.8 in UTM

UTM is a great open source application that enables macOS users to run guest operating system through emulation or virtualisation. OpenBSD 7.8 is supported but the configuration requires some tweaking. I’m sharing the options I’ve used to run OpenBSD 7.8 with internet connectivity. System ARM64 (aarch64) CPU, 2 Cores RAM, 4096 MB QEMU UEFI Boot RNG Device Use hypervisor Devices Serial (needs to be added from the + menu) -> built-in terminal Network -> Shared network, Intel Gigabit Ethernet (e1000) Removed Display (didn’t figure out a working configuration anyway) Drives USD Drive (leave default) Interface -> VirtIO Then you can proceed with the standard installation process. Post Installation After the installation has been complete, you can remove the CD/DVD from Drives -> USB Drive -> Clear. On the first boot there’s probably no internet connectivity. The ethernet device should be available under em0. Make sure you enable dhcp: vm01# echo 'dhcp' > /etc/hostname.em0 vm01# sh…