title: what are the alternatives for running a Mach-O 64-bit binary file on a linux machine?
body: <p><strong>step 1:</strong>
  am running on a 64 bit linux machine.<br>
  (command): <code>uname -a</code><br>
  (result): <code>Linux ****** 4.6.0-kali1-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.6.4-1kali1 (2016-07-21) x86_64 GNU/Linux.</code></p>
  
  <p><strong>step 2:</strong>
  i checked the file type of the "binary file" i want to run.<br>
  (command): <code>file</code> keymaker<br>
  (result): <code>keymaker: Mach-O 64-bit x86_64 executable, flags:&lt;NOUNDEFS|DYLDLINK|TWOLEVEL|PIE&gt;</code></p>
  
  <p><strong>step 3:</strong>
  i made the "mach-o" file executable by changing file permissions.
  (command): <code>chmod +x</code> keymaker</p>
  
  <p><strong>step 4:</strong>
  i run the "binary file".<br>
  (command): ./keymaker<br>
  (result): <code>bash: ./keymaker: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error</code></p>
  
  <p><strong>step 5:</strong>
  When i searched on <em>stack overflow</em> for a similar problem i found one but it said that:<br>
  (Answer): There is currently no working Mach-O loader for Linux.<br>
  (Reference): <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3205986/can-i-run-a-binary-file-that-is-mach-o-executable-i386-on-linux">Can I run a binary file that is Mach-O executable i386 on linux?</a></p>
  
  <p><strong>step 6:</strong> i have a "<em>linux version</em>" of an application installed on my linux machine, but i need to run this "keymaker file" to provide me with a "license key".<br>
  And i don't want to install a full (4GB +) MAC OS operating system probably in a virtual machine just to run a simple binary file.<br>
  I understand this is a MAC OS file but my theory was that since we can use the "<code>wine</code> <strong>application</strong>" for Windows OS applications on linux, there must be alternatives as well for MAC OS needs. </p>