
While Parallels Desktop is a fairly expensive commercial product, there’s a free trial version that you can download to see what it has to offer: In that case, you might want to consider creating a full-blown Linux virtual machine on your Mac using Parallels Desktop, a virtualization software solution for Apple silicon and Intel-based Macs. Suppose you’re looking for an experience that’s a little more immersive than running individual Linux apps. Tip: Besides macOS, Homebrew can also be used to install Linux on Windows. Use Homebrew’s online package browser to find what you’re looking for.
To install a new piece of software, use the brew install command followed by the software name. In the Uninstallation Completed window, click Restart to finish the uninstallation and quit the assistant. In the Uninstallation window, you can see the process of Parallels Tools being removed from your virtual machine.
In the Welcome window, click Uninstall. Open the mounted image of the disc and double-click the Uninstall Parallels Tools icon to start the uninstallation.
See Installing Parallels Tools in Mac OS X for detailed information how you can do it.
To remove Parallels Tools, you should connect and mount the prl-tools-mac.iso image and launch Parallels Tools Installer. Start the virtual machine, and log in to the guest OS. When Parallels Tools are successfully removed, press Enter to close the window. When prompted to choose the action to perform, select Remove and press Enter. Follow the Parallels Tools Installer instructions. See Installing Parallels Tools in a Linux Guest OS for detailed information how you can do it. To remove Parallels Tools, you should connect and mount the prl-tools-lin.iso image and launch Parallels Tools Installer.
Disable the 3D accelerated window manager if you use any.Close all applications in the guest operating system.Perform the following actions before removing Parallels Tools: When Parallels Tools are removed, restart the guest operating system.Select Parallels Tools in the list and click Remove.
In Windows Vista, choose Control Panel > Programs and Features.
From the Windows Start menu, choose Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. Start the virtual machine and log in to the guest OS. Parallels Tools can be removed through a general procedure of removing applications from the operating system installed in your virtual machine.