How to Install Ubuntu in VirtualBox

April 16, 2017

Learn How to Install Ubuntu in your VirtualBox or How to Install Any Operating System in your VirtualBox.

A VirtualBox or VB is a software virtualization package that installs on an operating system as an application. VirtualBox allows additional operating systems to be installed on it, as a Guest OS, and run in a virtual environment. In 2010, VirtualBox was the most popular virtualization software application. Supported operating systems include Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X,Windows 10, Linux, Solaris, and OpenSolaris.

Steps to Install Ubuntu in VirtualBox :-

Ubuntu is a Debian-based Linux operating system for personal computers, tablets and smartphones, where Ubuntu Touch edition is used; and also runs network servers, usually with the Ubuntu Server edition, either on physical or virtual servers (such as on mainframes) or with containers, that is with enterprise-class features; runs on the most popular architectures, including server-class ARM-based.

Step 1 – Open the VirtualBox (Click here to Know How to Download and Install VirtualBox) After Opening the VirtualBox click on New to Create a Space for New OS in VirtualBox.

Step 2 – After this window will open here you need to fill all these option’s :

Name
Type
Version
Memory Space

Fill All these Options according to your file ,example if your OS Ubuntu file if 32 Bit than Type will be Linux and Choose version 32 Bit Ubuntu.

Memory Size should be between 5000 – 6000.

Create a Virtual Hard Disk because Ubuntu or any OS may require larger space.

Click on Create Now.

Step 3 – Keep everything same as in this picture shown and only select the Memory Space Choose almost 26 GB space.

Hard disk file type – VDI
Storage on physical hard disk – dynamically allocated

Now, click on Create.

Step 4 – Everything is done now click on Start ,but make sure in your system BIOS setting Virtualization is enable if it is not enable than VirtualBox will not work. (Learn How to Enable Virtualization in BIOS)

Video of Enabling Virtualization in BIOS

Step 5 – After clicking on Start this window will be open ,now choose a file of operating system from your system where you have downloaded it.

After selecting the file click on start and this will start VirtualBox.

Step 6 – Now Ubuntu file or OS file will be run in VirtualBox.

Step 7 – Now Installation of Ubuntu will be start Setup of Ubuntu will open.

Click on the INSTALL Ubuntu.

Select Install MP3 ,Flash Player other option and Click on Continue.

Now select the 1st Option Erase all data or you can choose other options also it’s depend you if you are installing first time than select it and Click on INSTALL NOW.