Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of StartTestingLinuxOnWindows

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Dec 15, 2013, 10:45:38 PM (9 years ago)

Author:

Beman Dawes

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StartTestingLinuxOnWindows

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 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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+!VirtualBox and Ubuntu both have excellent installation instructions, but if they are new to you it still takes a while to figure out the various choices. The hope in documenting my personal installation process is to get you started quickly.
 
 == Initial downloads and installation ==
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  * System: Processor: 2 CPU's.
  * General: Advanced: Shared clipboard: bidirectional
- * General: Advanced: Drag'n'drop: bidirectional 
+ * General: Advanced: Drag'n'drop: bidirectional
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+If you want to change any of the features of the virtual machine at a later time, you can do so via Settings.
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+== Install Ubuntu on the virtual machine ==
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+* Select the virtual machine, it it isn't already selected.
+* Click Start. When asked to specify a startup disk, browse to your download folder and select the Ubuntu {{{.iso}}} file you downloaded earlier. It will have a name similar to {{{ubuntu-13.10-desktop-amd64.iso}}}, except the version number and machine architecture may differ.
+* If a message about mouse integration appears, you probably want to check "Do not show message again".
+* When the desktop appears, select "Install Ubuntu".
+* Check the box: Download updates while installing.
+* Check the box: Install this third-party software.
+* Hit "Continue", "Install now", and then other than entering your name and the computer name, just keep accepting the defaults. But you probably want to choose "Log in later" for Ubuntu One
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+At this point, the install starts to run. It does quite a bit of downloading files, and one or two times I have had hangs almost certainly related to network problems or overloaded servers. When that happened I verified the md5 checksum for the Ubuntu {{{.iso}}} file, removed the virtual machine from !VirtualBox and just started over. But usually everything goes smoothly.
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+== Post installation restart and VirtualBox Additions install ==
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+* A Ubuntu restart is required after the install finishes. Sometimes the post-install shutdown requires hitting Return (aka Enter).
+* After the post-install shutdown, start the virtual machine again.
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