
The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Install Ubuntu image on oracle virtual box.Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Using virtualization technique, you can install an image of Linux OS on your windows host machine. Download and install VirtualBox Download the version of Ubuntu you want to install Create VM Click ‘New’ and add a Name, Type, and Version Click New button Click the button at the top left that says New. So your windows machine will become the host machine & we can install a guest linux OS on top of that.

A window will pop up asking you for a Name, Type, and Version.

If you put the name as Ubuntu the type and version will be autoselected. This way, you can install any necessary software (for DevOps) on linux virtual machine. You don’t have to disturb the setup on your host windows machine. We would be installing Ubuntu OS image on our windows host machine. We need to first install the Oracle VM Virtual box. Once the image gets downloaded, click ‘New’ icon that you see on Oracle virtual box Next, we will download ‘Ubuntu Desktop’ image from So, below are the steps to install Oracle Virtual Box.Īfter installation, click the desktop icon ‘Oracle VM VirtualBox’, below window would come up Once we are done with this, we can then setup Ubuntu VM.

Select Ubuntu1 on the left hand side and click Settings The type automatically changes to Linux and Version changes to Ubuntu (64 bit) Provide name of your new Ubuntu machine (example Ubuntu1). Storage > Select Empty > Click disc icon > Click ‘Choose a disk file’ System > Processor tab, enter number of processors as 1 This will allow to share files between host machine (windows) and Ubuntu VM and vice-versa In the ‘Advanced’ tab, select ‘Bidirectional’ as the 2 dropdown values.

Once the steps are completed, you would see Ubuntu VM successfully installed Select the Ubuntu iso file you downloadedĬlick Start to start the Ubuntu installationĬlick to close the warnings that you see in the above screenįinish all the remaining steps by setting up your user id, password etc (pretty straightforward). So this is how we install an Ubuntu VM on windows host! Type ‘terminal’ and hit ‘Enter’, you would enter the terminal app, see belowĭouble click ‘Terminal’. We would next see how to connect to Ubuntu virtual machine from our windows machine using SSH plus we will also study about important Linux concepts.
