| | 1 | = Getting Started Testing with Linux virtual machine on Windows host = |
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| | 3 | Boost developers using Windows as their development platform may occasionally wish to run local tests on Linux, too. A Linux virtual machine running on the developer's Windows host machine is an easy and free way to do just that. A Linux or Mac developer could do the reverse, although doing so would require a Windows license be purchased, but this article is limited to the Linux on Windows case because that's what I'm familiar with. |
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| | 5 | Likewise, the article is limited to [https://www.virtualbox.org/ VirtualBox] because that's the virtual machine manager I use. It was free, ease to install and use, and worked better for me than several similar packages. But that was some years ago and your mileage may vary. |
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| | 7 | == Initial installation == |
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| | 9 | * [http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop Download the Ubuntu Desktop installer], choosing the 64-bit flavor unless you have less than 2GB of RAM. The {{{.iso}}} file downloaded will be used later. |
| | 10 | * [https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads Download the installer for Windows hosts]. |
| | 11 | * Run the !VirtualBox installer, selecting the default when offered a choice. |
