The Ubuntu Virtual Machine: For An Internet Safety Layer (Part II)
Joe M posted in Home Support, free stuff on May 26th, 2009
Now, we have our software for VirtualBox installed, and we have finished our download of the Ubuntu ISO image.
We want to take the software and set up a virtual machine within which to run our copy of Ubuntu.
I click on the New button, because I am creating a new VM.
I click Next.
I type Ubuntu in the machine name.
I choose Linux as the Operating System.
It defauts to Ubuntu as the version.
I set the memory to 256 (MB).
Check Boot Hard Disk and Create New Hard Disk.
Click Next.
Take the default Dynamically Expanding Storage and click Next.
Take the defaults for the location and the 8 GB size. Click Next.
Click Finish.
Click Finish again.
Now, we have our VM set up. I want to associate the Ubuntu ISO image with the VM, as if I am loading an install CD.
I click the Settings button.
I click CD/DVD ROM in the left pane. I choose Mount CD/DVD drive. I click the folder, then find my Ubuntu ISO file.
(I just ‘fooled’ the VM into thinking that we had an Ubuntu CD loaded.)
I click OK.
Now, I click Start button in the VirtualBox window.
I get the AutoCapture message. What this means, is, when I click on an item in the VM, it captures my mouse. If I want to click something on my Windows desktop, now, I have to click the Right-CTRL button to release the mouse from the VM.
(We’ll fix this, after we complete the Ubuntu install on the VM.)
I press Enter to choose English as the default language.
The VM loads the Ubuntu install disk image.
Now, I am booted into the Ubuntu VM, using a read-only disk image.
I could stop at this point, remembering the following:
Without finishing the install to the hard drive, any software or changes I make to the VM will be lost, when I shutdown or reboot the VM.
That’s good, from a standpoint, but I want to finish the install to the VM hard drive, to be able to install and tweak my desktop and software settings.
I’ll cover the Ubuntu install on the VM in the next post.
May 26th, 2009 at 4:05 am
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