Ubuntu will ask you a few questions. If the default is good, click 'Continue' button. In 'Who are you? The installation will continue until it is finished.
After installation is complete, click 'Restart Now' button. When you see a screen with a black background saying 'Please remove installation media and close the tray if any then press ENTER:', just follow it. Enter the password you have chosen and press 'Enter'. The Ubuntu Desktop OS is ready. You may find the desktop screen is too small. Don't worry. You can solve this easily with "VirtualBox Guest Additions". After the Ubuntu guest machine is installed, you will find the Ubuntu OS screen size is not extendable and you are not able to share folders between the host machine and Ubuntu.
Guest Additions software provide additional capability to a guest virtual machine, including mouse pointer integration, better video support, share folders, share clipboard, et al. Click 'Run' button next to 'Cancel' button to start the installation. Installing Guest Additions requires root privilege. Enter user's password assume the current user has sudo privilege. When the installation is finished, press Return key to close the terminal window.
Now prepare to restart the system to enable the change. Click 'Shutdown' on the menu and then the 'Restart' button. Step 6 Again, click on the "Next" button. Step 7 Select the amount of space for your virtual machine and click the "Create" button.
This will be used for your operating system which is going to be installed, so give as much space as possible. Install Ubuntu Using VirtualBox Now, your virtual machine has been successfully created and it is time to install Ubuntu on it. Since the latest version of Ubuntu is I hope you understand the process and install the latest version of Ubuntu as you want. Step 1 The name of your virtual machine will now appear on the left side of the VirtualBox Manager.
Click on the "Start" button in the toolbar to launch your VM. Now, click on the folder icon and then click on the "Add" button. Then, select your Ubuntu ISO file. Click on the "Start" button to proceed. To resolve this above error, use the following command in Command Prompt Admin , "dism. After removing this error, your Ubuntu installation will be ready to start on your VirtualBox. Step 3 Now, click on the "Install Ubuntu" button to proceed. Step 4 Select your desired "keyboard layout" and click on the "Continue" button to proceed.
Step 5 Use the default option as "Normal Installation" with the "Download updates while installing Ubuntu" and click on the "Continue" button.
Step 6 Select the default option as the "Erase disk and Install Ubuntu" and click on the "Install Now" option to proceed. Step 7 A warning prompt will appear on the screen and click on the "Continue" button to ignore this warning. Step 8 Choose your time zone on the map and click Continue. Step 9 Now, set your user account here by filling the necessary details and click on the "Continue" button to proceed.
Now, the installation process will begin. Step 10 Now, restart your system by clicking on the "Restart Now" option. This serves as the hard disk of the virtual Linux system. It is where the virtual system will store its files. The recommended size is 10 GB. However, I suggest giving it more space if possible. You should be presented with the option to install it. Things from here are Ubuntu-specific. You are using the virtual disk space of GB that we created in previous steps. Try to choose a password that you can remember.
You can also reset the password in Ubuntu if you forget it. From now on, just click on the installed Linux virtual machine. The installation is a one time only process. You can even delete the Linux ISO that you downloaded earlier. I strongly recommend using VirtualBox Guest Additions on Ubuntu for it provides better compatibility and you would be able to use copy-paste and drag-drop between Linux and Windows.
This means that virtualization is blocked on your system. You have two ways to get access to distros of Linux; one way is using WSL, and the other way is to use any virtualization tool. Microsoft Windows presents a feature Windows Subsystem for Linux WSL ; with the help of this feature, it is possible to use the command line terminal of several Linux distros on Windows Virtualization tools enable you to install any operating system without affecting the primary OS.
Several virtualization tools such as VirtualBox or VMware enable the users to operate their computers on two operating systems simultaneously. This article focuses on the installation of Ubuntu on windows ten or VirtualBox; it is to note that you can get full access to Ubuntu if installed using virtual tools; on the other hand, WSL provides only CLI.
How to install Ubuntu on Windows using VirtualBox This section contains a step-by-step procedure to install Ubuntu on VirtualBox; majorly, this section consists of several steps that lead to a successful installation. How to create a new machine in VirtualBox Firstly, you must open the VirtualBox, and you will notice few options available inside.