Enter the credentials you want for your installation.

Click on ‘Create a New Virtual Machine’.

Select installation location and add the console tools to PATH.

VMWare Player is free for personal and non-commercial use.

Install the Guest Additions for Linux → After installation restart the machine.

Suspend will save the current state on the machine and will load it on a new boot.

After the restart finished Ubuntu is fully installed and ready to use… Hurray!Īdditional Tips for the Virtual Machine in Virtual Box.

Other open the VM Settings and remove the ISO.

Either it is already removed, then just press enter.

During restart Ubuntu will ask you to remove the ISO.

Click the restart button and finish the installation.

After launching, complete the installation wizard.

Close the VM Settings and Start the Virtual Machine.

Insert the Ubunut ISO into the Virtual Machine.

Select the Storage tab and select the disk in the storage devices.

Select storage type: dynamically allocated.

Give the Virtual Machine a Name and select Type: Linux and Version: Ubuntu (64-bit).

Click on ‘New’ to create a new Virtual Machine.

Start VirtualBox after the installation.

Accept Network Interfaces (it is needed to connect to the VM via SSH or for the VM to connect to the internet).

VirtualBox is a free and open-source virtualization software created by Oracle.

Recommended Hardware Requirements set by Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS:.

Virtualization Software (VirtualBox, download here or VMWare, download here).

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