ITC314 Virtualization Technologies - Installation of VirtualBox and Ubuntu Virtual Machine

This article provides a step-by-step guide with screenshots on how to install VirtualBox and create a Ubuntu virtual machine in ITC314 Virtualization Technologies course. It also includes basic virtual machine management on Ubuntu. References are also provided.

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Table of Contents
1. Virtual Box installation on a PC..................................................................................................2
1.1. Description of the steps for the installation of virtualBox 5.2..............................................2
2. Creation of Virtual Machine (Ubuntu)........................................................................................9
2.1. Description to mount Ubuntu .iso file..................................................................................9
2.2. Description to create a Ubuntu virtual machine in VirtualBox..........................................10
2.2.1. Screenshot of each step................................................................................................10
2.3. Basic virtual machine management on ubuntu...................................................................19
Bibliography..............................................................................................................................21

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1. Virtual Box installation on a PC
1.1. Description of the steps for the installation of virtualBox 5.2
Step 1: The user needs to open the website of virtual box using the internet browser and
download the setup file of virtual box

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Step 2: Current the 5.2 version is not available for windows host and thus the older builds
should be opened.
Step 3: The virtulaBox 5.2 is selected for downloading and it is redirected to the
following page

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Step 4: The windows hosts x86/AMD64 is selected for starting the download on the
computer.
Step 5: For the installation the download location is required to be opened and double
click is made on the .EXE file for starting the installation.

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Step 6: For the installation of the virtual box the installation interface is navigated by
clicking on the next option for three times and finally clicking the yes option and starting the
installation on clicking the install option provided in the interface.
Step 7: The install option should be clicked when a prompt menu appears and clicking on
the install option would allow the virtual box to finish its installation.

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Step 8: The finish option should be clicked for finishing the installation and on selection
of the checkbox it would start virtual box automatically on clicking the finish button.
2. Creation of Virtual Machine (Ubuntu)
2.1. Description to mount Ubuntu .iso file
Power ISO is used for mounting the Ubuntu ISO file into a virtual drive and for thie the
following steps are performed.
Step 1: The main interface should be opened by clicking on the icon on the desktop and
the iso file is mounted using the mount option.
Step 2: The mount option at the tool bar can be used for mounting the iso file by
browsing the path of the file or the directory

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2.2. Description to create a Ubuntu virtual machine in VirtualBox
2.2.1. Screenshot of each step

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Step 1: The new option in virtual box is selected for creating a new virtual machine and
its name is provided as Ubuntu. Its type and version is also selected for creation of the VM and
the next option is clicked.
Step 2: In the next step memory is allocated to the virtual machine, here 1024 MB is
allocated.

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Step 3: in the third step the 10 Gb hard disk size is allocated for the installation of Ubuntu
and a create a virtual hard disk option is selected.
Step 4: The hard disk file type is selected as VDI for proceeding with the installation.

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Step 5: The storage on the physical hard disk is set to dynamically allocate for adoption
of the increase in the virtual hard disk space in the virtual machine.
Step 6: The file location and the size of the hard and the location of installation of the
hard disk is mentioned for starting the installation and the create option should be clicked.

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Step 7: The created machine should be double clicked for starting the installation and the
drive where the Ubuntu is mounted should be selected for proceeding with the next step.
Step 8: The install Ubuntu option should be selected.

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Step 9: The download updates while installing option is selected for installing the latest
version of Ubuntu.

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Step 10: The Erase disk and install Ubuntu option is selected for starting a fresh
installation and install now option is selected.
Step 11: A pop up message appears for proceeding with the installation.

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Step 12: The time zone is selected for setting the clock.
Step 13: The keyboard layout option is selected for mapping the keys and the continue
option is selected for the last step.

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Step 14: The details of the uses and the password are inputted for setting up the user
account.
Step 15: It takes some time for installation and after completion of the installation a
restart option pops up and it should be restarted for the using the virtual machine.

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2.3. Basic virtual machine management on ubuntu
For the management of the virtual machine “Ubuntu” the settings option is selected and on
selecting the system option the base memory can be increased for allocating more ram for
increase the performance of the virtual machine. On clicking the processor option more than one
core can be allocated to the virtual machine.

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Bibliography
Srinivasa, K. G., & Singh, A. (2017). Hands-On Guide to Virtual Box. Design and Use of
Virtualization Technology in Cloud Computing, 194.
Sinha, S. (2017). Installing Virtual Box. In Beginning Ethical Hacking with Python (pp. 9-11).
Apress, Berkeley, CA.
Masood, A., Sharif, M., Yasmin, M., & Raza, M. (2015). Virtualization tools and techniques:
Survey. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 15(2), 141-150.
PowerISO - Create, Burn, Mount, Edit, Compress, Encrypt, Split, Extract ISO file, ISO/BIN
converter, Virtual Drive, DAA File. (2018). Poweriso.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018, from
https://www.poweriso.com/download.php