vm

VirtualBox

ssh

By default, network mode is NAT. To ssh connect from the host to the VM, NAT mapping needs to be defined: ̀VM->Configuration->Network(NAT)->Advanced`, add rule with appropriate ports (leave IPs fields blank).

Debian on MacBook 7,1 (OSX 10.11)

Install VirtualBox 5.2.44 (lastest possible for OSX 10.11, not supported after 6.x)

Install VirtualBox Extensions Pack

Download Debian-mac-amd64 image