How to compile and run SheepShaver on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS?

Solution 1:

One should install build-dependencies and development packages:

sudo apt-get install build-essential git
sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev x11proto-xf86dga-dev \
libesd0-dev libxxf86dga-dev libxxf86dga1 libsdl1.2-dev 

Note: the libesd0-dev package is not available for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Then clone official repository of the project and compile the application:

cd ~/Downloads
git clone https://github.com/cebix/macemu.git
cd macemu/SheepShaver
make links

cd src/Unix/
./autogen.sh
make -j3

Afterwards run it with ./SheepShaver, and you will get the following window:

Solution 2:

N.B. SheepShaver cannot run any version of MacOS later than 9.04 AFAIK. However this is long-obsolete and widely downloadable, e.g. https://winworldpc.com/product/mac-os-9/90

A pre-installed copy along with WordPerfect 3.5 for MacOS (the final version, made freeware by Corel when it discontinued Mac support) is included in this download: http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/mac-intel.html