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id="building-and-installing-opencore"><a href="#building-and-installing-opencore" class="header-anchor">#</a> Building and installing OpenCore</h1> <p>Now that we have a macOS installer, let's now build our OpenCore configuration!</p> <p>If you haven't downloaded OpenCore Patcher yet, do so now:</p> <ul><li><a href="https://github.com/dortania/Opencore-Legacy-Patcher/releases" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenCore Legacy Patcher Releases<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></a></li></ul> <p>Next, 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