
Download Ubuntu VirtualBox image from Ubuntu’s website here.
The Ubuntu version used in this tutorial is 20.04. From downloading the Ubuntu iso, to your first login.įirst things first, we have to download Ubuntu Linux! Well, technically the Ubuntu Linux image! The steps below describe in detail every step required to create an Ubuntu VM within VirtualBox on Windows 10. If you already have a VM and would like to connect to it via Remote Desktop from a Windows machine, head over to Remote Desktop from Windows to Linux Xrdp – Picture Guide. Head over to An Introduction to Linux VMs – A Beginner’s Guide prior installing Ubuntu on VirtualBox. If you are unfamiliar with using the Ubuntu Linux image (or any Linux image) and VMs, an introduction to Linux VMs and Virtualization with the hypervisor VirtualBox may be a good start.
Installing an Ubuntu Linux image on Virtualbox VMs assumes prior knowledge in Hypervisors and the basic operation of VMs and Linux images.
Install Ubuntu image on the newly created VM. Create a new VM in VirtualBox to host Ubuntu operating system.