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VirtualBox works with just about any other operating system you can think of.

Run Mac OS X Snow Leopard atop OS X Lion.If you enjoyed this post, don’t miss our other VirtualBox how-to guides, including: The only thing you can potentially mess up is the virtual machine itself, which is unlikely but could be simply deleted and reinstalled again if it happened. When finished, Ubuntu Linux will boot into the desktop and you can start exploring and having fun.īecause Ubuntu is contained within a virtual machine, it’s practically impossible to screw up your host computer, so feel free to explore, try out new commands, install random software, and learn without fear of breaking anything. How long it takes to install Ubuntu Linux in the virtual machine varies on the speed of the computer and the speed of the internet connection, but somewhere between 20 and 45 minutes is not unusual. Let the VM boot and choose “Install Ubuntu” at the welcome screen, create a login and user name, set time zones, and click through the simple installation process until it begins.Back at the VirtualBox Manager screen, select the Linux virtual machine and click on “Start” to begin booting the VM.Click “Choose Disk” and locate the Ubuntu ISO (named something like ” ”) that you downloaded earlier, then click “OK” and close out of Settings.Click on the “Storage” tab and next to “IDE Controller” click the + icon that looks like a CD to add a new IDE Controller.At the VirtualBox Manager screen, select the newly created “Ubuntu Linux” virtual machine and click on the “Settings” button.Name the virtual disk something obvious like “Linux VM” and make it at least 5GB (8GB recommended) and click “Create” to produce the virtual hard drive.Optional: Set the storage details to be “Dynamically allocated” to preserve some initial disk space.Create a new virtual hard disk and check “Start-up Disk”, click Continue and choose VDI as the disk type.Launch VirtualBox and create a new virtual machine, name it something like “Ubuntu Linux” and set the Operating System to “Linux” and version to “Ubuntu” and set the base memory to at least 512MB or 1GB.Once VirtualBox is installed and the Ubuntu ISO is downloaded, you can proceed with set up and installation. Have at least 512MB RAM free and at least 5GB of hard disk space availableīe sure to meet the above requirements before beginning.