24 Tutorials



Let’s get started!

• First up, head over to the Ubuntu download page and download the 64-bit version of Ubuntu. From that page you’ll be able to download either “Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS” or Ubuntu 15.04 (to download 15.04, scroll down a bit). No matter which version you opt to download, select the 64-bit version, and remember – using this guide, you’ll have no trouble installing either version – the steps and screenshots are almost identical. Remember where you saved the file!

• Now you’ll need to download and install VirtualBox. Visit their download page and click the link titled “x86/amd64″ next to VirtualBox 4.3.28 for OS X hosts (which is the current stable version). Once the download has completed, open the .dmg file and run the installer. When the very straight forward installation is done, launch VirtualBox from yourApplications folder.

• STEP 1. Open your web browser and navigate to:

• Select the download for “VirtualBox 4.1.10 for Windows hosts”, as shown below.

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• STEP 2. You may be prompted as shown below. You may safely select “Run”.

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• STEP 3. Following download, you will be presented with the Oracle VirtualBox 4 installation wizard. Follow the prompts as instructed. During installation, you may be prompted as shown below. It is safe to select “Always trust software from „Oracle Corporation‟” and then Click Install.

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• STEP 4. At the end of installation, you should see the following screen, confirming successful installation and prompting you to “Click the Finish button”. You may do so.

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• STEP 5. Following the automatic launch of Oracle VirtualBox 4, you will be presented with the Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager, as shown below. Click “New”.

• Step 6:

• Go to download/desktop and click the Download button. To skip the donation page, scroll down and click, “Not now, take me to the download.” Save the file to the place of your choosing. Keep in mind that once this file is saved, it cannot be moved. Note that the file type is “.iso.” Click “Save.”

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• When VirtualBox opens, click the New button.

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• Give your “virtual machine” a name (something descriptive is good, but it doesn’t matter). Make sure the Type: is set to Linux and the Version: is Ubuntu (64 bit). Then click the Continue button.

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• Now you’re going to decide how much memory (RAM) you’re going to allocate to Ubuntu when it’s running, and how much to leave for OS X. As illustrated in the screenshot below, my total RAM is 4GB, so I allocated half of it to Ubuntu, and the other half to OS X. The more memory you give to Ubuntu, the faster it will run. The drawback is that OS X will have less to use while Ubuntu is running. At a minimum, give Ubuntu at 1GB (1024MB) of RAM. When you’ve decided how much memory (RAM) to give Ubuntu, click theContinue button.

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• On the Hard drive screen, select Create a virtual hard drive now and then clickCreate.

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• Now select VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) and click Continue

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• Select Dynamically allocated and yep – you guessed it – click Continue

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• Give the “VirtualBox Disk Image” a name (again, doesn’t really matter, but descriptive is always helpful). Use the “slider” to determine the size you want to make the “hard drive” for Ubuntu. At a minimum, you’ll want to select 6GB – and that will not allow for you to install many programs, let alone store files etc. Keep in mind that because you selected “Dynamically allocated” in the previous step, that does not mean that VirtualBox is going to take up that space right away. It means that as Ubuntu needs more space, it will allow the “hard drive” to increase up to whatever size you set at this step.

As illustrated in the screenshot below, I opted to give Ubuntu 50GB. That’s enough for the installation and to install quite a few programs. Since I won’t be “storing” many files in Ubuntu (movies, pictures, music etc) – 50GB will suit my needs. Plus, I have a small hard drive on my MacBook Air. If you have a big hard drive, you might as well allocate more rather than less, again – the space won’t be used until it’s needed. After you’ve made your selection, click Create.

Note: Give as 50GB as space for ubuntu

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• Almost time to install Ubuntu! Click the Start button.

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• Right away you’ll be prompted to locate a file. Click the “folder” icon next to menu that says Empty (see screenshot below).

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• Navigate to the Ubuntu .iso file that you downloaded all the way back in step #1. Select it, and click Open

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• Now click Start

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• As Ubuntu boots for the very first time, VirtualBox will ‘pop up’ little messages explaining how the keyboard and mouse will work with your new ‘virtual machine’. Read them, then click the little X to close them.

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• Finally! Click Install Ubuntu

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• Ubuntu will run a quick test to ensure your computer is capable of running on it. Once it’s passed those tests, make sure to place a check in both of the boxes – Download updates while installing and Install this third-party software – then click the Continuebutton.

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• Select Erase disk and install Ubuntu. NOTE: this is not going to ‘wipe out’ or erase any data in OS X. None. It is safe to click Install Now, so do just that.

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• Click Continue

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• When prompted, select your Time Zone and then click Continue

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• Select the keyboard layout and language you want, then – yep – Continue

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• Fill in each field with the required information. When you’re done, Continue

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• Now it’s time to sit back and relax with that cup of coffee or tea. This may take a bit.

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• Yay! It’s done! Click Restart Now

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• If Ubuntu doesn’t start loading, and you’re left at a screen with what looks a bit like gibberish, have no fear. Click the OS X “Close” button (the red one in the upper left corner).

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• Select Power off the machine and click OK. You’ll be left back at the window illustrated in step #10. Just click the Start button again.

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• And you’ll boot into Ubuntu! Enter your password when prompted.

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• Welcome to the Ubuntu Desktop! At this point you should be connected to the Internet and completely ready to go – have fun!

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