The installation process similar with Mountain Lion (version 10.8), please refer to Install OS X Mountain Lion in VMware Virtual Machine. Following the new naming scheme, the current version of the operating system is named Mavericks, after the surfing location in California.

This release marks the beginning of a change in the naming scheme of OS X, departing from the use of big cats and moving to names based on places in California. The update places emphasis on battery life, Finder enhancements, other enhancements for power users, and continued iCloud integration, as well as bringing more of Apple's iOS apps to the OS X platform. OS X Mavericks was announced on June 10, 2013, at WWDC 2013, and was released on October 22, 2013, as a free update through the Mac App Store. OS X Mavericks (version 10.9) is the tenth major release of OS X, Apple Inc.'s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.