Virtual Box Ubuntu Installation

Overview

1. Prerequisites
2. Download Ubuntu
3. Install Ubuntu Iso
4. Install Ubuntu OS
5. Install Guest Additions

Prerequisites

• Install Virtualbox

Download Ubuntu

• Navigate to the link below to download an Ubuntu disk image.
  • https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop

Create Ubuntu Virtual Disk Image

• From Virtualbox
  • Select New
  • Enter name of Virtual Machine
  • Enter amount of RAM to allocate to Virtual Machine
  • Enter amount of storage to allocate to Virtual Machine

Enable Bidirectional Clipboard

• Select Settings > General > Advanced.
  • Ensure Shared Clipboard is enabled
  • Ensure Drag'N'Drop is enabled

Install Ubuntu ISO

• From Virtualbox, launch the newly created Ubuntu virtual machine.
• Upon being prompted, navigate to the newly downloaded Ubuntu disk image.

Install Ubuntu OS

• Launch the Ubuntu virtual machine

Install Prerequisite Packages

• Execute the command below from a terminal to install prerequisite packages.
  • sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential dkms

Install Guest Additions

• Execute the command below from a terminal to install virtualbox guest additions.
  • sudo apt-get -y install virtualbox-guest-utils

Insert Guest Additions CD

• Insert guest additions CD and follow prompts

Restart the machine

• Execute the command below from a terminal to restart the virtual machine.
  • sudo shutdown -r now

Verify Guest Addition installation

• Resize the window to ensure that the guest operating system is resized respectively.