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.