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ORACLE VIRTUALBOX

INSTALLATION, SETUP, AND UBUNTU


INTRODUCTION

• VirtualBox is a hardware
virtualization program.
• Create virtual computers aka
virtual machines.
• Prototyping, sandboxing, testing.
• The computer that VirtualBox is
installed on is called the “host”,
and each virtual machine is
called a “guest”.
PREREQUISITES
Since virtual machines share resources with
the host computer, we need to know what
resources we have available on our host.

• Click “Type here to search”.

• Search for “System Information”.

• Note the number of processor cores and


the amount of RAM installed in your host.
PREREQUISITES
• Expand “Components”.

• Expand “Storage”.

• Select “Drives”.

• Note the amount of free space available


on your host.

Every computer is different, so how we will


need to balance these resources between our
host and guest systems will differ.
DOWNLOADING VIRTUALBOX

• VISIT VIRTUALBOX.ORG • SELECT THE CORRECT PACKAGE


• CLICK THE DOWNLOAD LINK. FOR YOUR HOST.
INSTALLING
VIRTUALBOX
• Browse to where you downloaded
VirtualBox and run the installer.

• All default options will be fine. Simply


follow the prompts.
INSTALLING VIRTUALBOX

• CLICK “FINISH”. • VIRTUALBOX INSTALLED!


SETTING THINGS UP
Before we build our first virtual machine, we
need to download an operating system to
install as our “guest”.

• Visit Ubuntu.com

• Click “Download”.

• Select the current Ubuntu Desktop “LTS”


release.
• LTS releases focus on stability rather than
cutting edge features.
SETTING THINGS UP

• IN VIRTUALBOX, CLICK “NEW”. • NAME THE VIRTUAL MACHINE.


SETTING THINGS UP
Here’s where we will need the system
resources information that we looked up
earlier. Each virtual machine functions like a
separate computer in and of itself and will
need to share RAM with the host. As a
general rule, the host’s RAM should never
drop below about 2GB (2048MB). Since
each computer has different resources to
work with, it’s a balancing act. We have 4GB
of RAM to work with in this system, so I’ve
selected to share 2GB with the guest, which
leaves 2GB for the host.
SETTING THINGS UP
Every computer needs a disk drive to contain
its operating system. Virtual machines are no
exception, so over the next few steps, we will
be creating a virtual hard disk for the guest
operating system to reside one.

• Click “Create”.
SETTING THINGS UP

• SELECT “VDI (VIRTUALBOX DISK • SELECT “DYNAMICALLY


IMAGE)”. ALLOCATED”.
SETTING THINGS UP
Again we will need the system resources
information that we gathered earlier before
deciding how much of our host’s hard drive to
share with our virtual machine. VirtualBox
suggests 10GB for Ubuntu, but Ubuntu will be
much happier if we have enough free space to
give it 20GB or more. Since we have over
160GB available in this system, we’ll give
Ubuntu a 20GB virtual hard disk.

* Note that since this virtual hard disk is


dynamically allocated, it will only take as much
space as it needs up to a maximum of 20GB.
SETTING THINGS UP
Our virtual machine is almost ready to go.
We just have a couple of settings to tweak.

• Click “Settings”
SETTING THINGS UP
• Select “System”.

• Select the “Processor” tab.

If your host computer has more than two


processor cores, it may be a good idea to
share more than one core with your virtual
machine. Since our host system has four cores
available, we’ll share two of those cores with
our guest system.

* As a general rule, try not to leave your host


with only one core if you can avoid doing so.
SETTING THINGS UP
• Select “Storage”.
• Select the “Empty” CD drive.
• Click the CD icon to the right of “Optical
Drive”.
• Click “Choose Virtual Optical Disk File”.
• Browse to and select the Ubuntu disk image
that you downloaded earlier.
• Click “Open”.
• Click “OK”.
• Click “Start” to boot your virtual machine.
INSTALLING UBUNTU
• Once the Ubuntu installer boots, click
“Install Ubuntu”.

• Simply follow the prompts to install.

• Since this is a new installation and will be


used for class assignments only, all of the
defaults will be fine with one possible
exception…
INSTALLING UBUNTU
The one change you may wish to make from
the default options is to have Ubuntu “Log in
automatically”. This will let you get into your
virtual machine and jump into your
assignments more quickly.
INSTALLING UBUNTU

• CLICK “RESTART NOW”. • SIMPLY PRESS “ENTER”.


UBUNTU INSTALLED!
Congratulations! You’ve installed and set up
VirtualBox, created your first virtual machine,
and installed Ubuntu inside that virtual
machine! Feel free to explore the many
activities that are included with Ubuntu.

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