Microbiome Helper VM on Mac M2

[fconstancias]

Dear Microbiome Helper team,

I would like to install your Virtual Machime on a Mac M2 Pro. Do you have a positive experience doing so?

I have tried to import the Microbiome Helper Vbox (v2.3.0) (25 GB - OVA file) on an installed VirtualBox-7.0.8_BETA4-156879-macOSArm64 but it failed running the VM.

Thanks for your help!

Best,

Flo

[R-Wright-1]

Hi there,

We have not updated the VM for a very long time. If you are using a Mac pro then I don't think that the VM is necessary for you anyway - I would just follow the QIIME2 install instructions for Mac. If you really want to use a VM, I would recommend using the ones made by QIIME2.

Also, FYI, if you are looking for the experiences of other users on this specific VM, you may have better luck posting on the Microbiome Helper google group, where you're likely to get some more eyes on the question!

Robyn