# popey/sosumi-snap

Repository: https://github.com/popey/sosumi-snap
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sosumi-snap
Language: Python
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-07-13T23:20:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2379, "days_push": 2242, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1615, forks 129 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:11.528695+00:00)

## What it is
Sosumi is a Snap-packaged tool that downloads and installs macOS in a virtual machine on Linux distributions using QEMU/KVM under the hood. It provides a simple one-command way to run macOS on Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, and other major Linux distros.

## Use cases
- run macOS on a Linux machine
- install macOS in a virtual machine
- test software on macOS without Apple hardware
- set up a macOS VM with a single snap install command
- try macOS from a Linux desktop

## When to choose
- you use Linux and need quick access to a macOS environment
- you want a one-command snap-based macOS VM setup
- you need macOS for occasional testing or compatibility checks

## When to avoid
- you need macOS for production or performance-critical workloads
- you require GPU acceleration or full hardware support in the guest
- you are on Windows or macOS hosts
- you need a legally licensed, Apple-supported macOS installation on non-Apple hardware

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, gui
- domain: operating-systems, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: macos-vm, snap-package, virtualization, qemu, kvm, linux

## Member repositories
- popey/sosumi-snap (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:11.528695+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:50:17.758216+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/popey/sosumi-snap (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:11.528695+00:00, sha 3c270d1a6f2b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.