Virtual Box: Setting Up Linux
What is Virtual Box
VirtualBox is a free tool that lets you use different operating systems on one computer. It works on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Solaris, and supports many types of operating systems inside it. It's easy to use, has useful features like saving your virtual machine's state, supports USB devices, and provides decent performance. VirtualBox is popular among users who need to run different operating systems without needing multiple physical computers, and it's supported by a helpful community.
Step-by-step Setup
Step 1
Install Virtual Box from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads. Remember to select the correct installation client depending on your operating system (windows, macOS, etc).
Step 2
Download the latest version of Linux Ubuntu from https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop. This will be an ISO file (e.g. ubuntu-22.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso) which is approximately 5GB.
Step 3
Open Virtual Box on your computer and select to NEW to create new virtual machine.
Step 4
Name machine and select the ISO file (downloaded in step 2). Make sure to set Type as Linux and select Version which matches you ISO file e.g. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)
Step 5
Set memory usage and storage space. Do not max this out!
Step 6
Select to create a Virtual Hard Disk
Step 7
Finish creating the instance and click START to launch our Virtual Machine.
