{"id":8,"date":"2010-01-01T17:44:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-02T00:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiewhizkid.com\/?p=8"},"modified":"2010-01-22T15:29:21","modified_gmt":"2010-01-22T22:29:21","slug":"how-to-install-ubuntu-with-windows-7-using-virtualbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiewhizkid.com\/how-to-install-ubuntu-with-windows-7-using-virtualbox\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Install Ubuntu With Windows 7 Using VirtualBox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I meet a lot of friends who use Windows OS&#8217;s (Windows 7 &amp; Windows XP) mainly, but they are equally interested to try their hands on Popular Open Source Operating Systems Like Ubuntu on their PC&#8217;s but at the same time don&#8217;t want to install it in Dual Boot Mode since they are not familiar with Linux Installations.What Can They Do Now<\/p>\n<p>An Alternate Method to try out a different OS with installing it in Dual Boot Environment is to run the OS in this case Ubuntu in a Virtual Environment inside Windows. This Method is Called &#8220;Virtualization&#8221;<\/p><div class=\"7a7853692f91f1c3aa9fe870b4069c5d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- techiewhizkid_link_1 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8372396756447573\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9242151396\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>To Install Ubuntu in Windows 7 or Windows XP, we will use a popular virtualization client called as <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/wiki\/Downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VirtualBox<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><!--more--><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You Can Download <a href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/wiki\/Downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>VirtualBox<\/strong><\/a> From Here &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/wiki\/Downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> http:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/wiki\/Downloads<\/a><br \/>\n&amp; Ubuntu From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After You have downloaded VirtualBox &amp; Ubuntu, Please Follow This Video Tutorial To know how to install &amp; run Ubuntu Under Windows Using VirtualBox.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"450\" height=\"340\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/n5ravk1H6DM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Please Read the Full Article for Step By Step Pictorial\u00a0 Directions to Install Ubuntu In Windows Using VirtualBox.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"more\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: First, start up VirtualBox and click on the <strong>New<\/strong> button or click on <strong>Machine<\/strong> and then <strong>New<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpdeskgeek.com\/wp-content\/pictures\/2009\/04\/virtualboxinstallubuntu.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"virtualbox install ubuntu\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpdeskgeek.com\/wp-content\/pictures\/2009\/04\/virtualboxinstallubuntu-thumb.png?resize=209%2C243\" border=\"0\" alt=\"virtualbox install ubuntu\" width=\"209\" height=\"243\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: Now the wizard will pop up, so click Next to continue. Give your virtual machine a name and choose <strong>Linux<\/strong> for<strong> Operating System<\/strong> and <strong>Ubuntu <\/strong>for <strong>Version<\/strong>. Click Next.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpdeskgeek.com\/wp-content\/pictures\/2009\/04\/ubuntuvirtualbox.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"ubuntu virtualbox\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpdeskgeek.com\/wp-content\/pictures\/2009\/04\/ubuntuvirtualbox-thumb.png?resize=454%2C347\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ubuntu virtualbox\" width=\"454\" height=\"347\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: Now choose the amount of RAM you want to allocate to the virtual machine. The default is 384, which is pretty good, but if you have a lot of free RAM, it might be better to choose something higher like 512 or 784.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpdeskgeek.com\/wp-content\/pictures\/2009\/04\/virtualboxrammemory.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"virtualbox ram memory\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpdeskgeek.com\/wp-content\/pictures\/2009\/04\/virtualboxrammemory-thumb.png?resize=451%2C232\" border=\"0\" alt=\"virtualbox ram memory\" width=\"451\" height=\"232\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: Now you can choose to either create a new virtual hard disk or use an existing one. It\u2019s recommended to choose a new hard disk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpdeskgeek.com\/wp-content\/pictures\/2009\/04\/newvirtualharddisk.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"new virtual hard disk\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpdeskgeek.com\/wp-content\/pictures\/2009\/04\/newvirtualharddisk-thumb.png?resize=451%2C302\" border=\"0\" alt=\"new virtual hard disk\" width=\"451\" height=\"302\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong>: Choose Next and then for hard disk storage type, choose <strong>Dynamically expanding storage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpdeskgeek.com\/wp-content\/pictures\/2009\/04\/dynamicallyexpandingstorage.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"dynamically expanding storage\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpdeskgeek.com\/wp-content\/pictures\/2009\/04\/dynamicallyexpandingstorage-thumb.png?resize=453%2C330\" border=\"0\" alt=\"dynamically expanding storage\" width=\"453\" height=\"330\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6<\/strong>: Now choose the location and size of your virtual hard disk<br \/>\n.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpdeskgeek.com\/wp-content\/pictures\/2009\/04\/virtualharddisksizelocation.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"virtual hard disk size location\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpdeskgeek.com\/wp-content\/pictures\/2009\/04\/virtualharddisksizelocation-thumb.png?resize=450%2C338\" border=\"0\" alt=\"virtual hard disk size location\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 7<\/strong>: Click Next and then click Finish. You\u2019ll get a summary of all the details and then click <strong>Finish<\/strong>.<br \/>\nAnd that\u2019s it! The new OS will now show up as <strong>Powered Off<\/strong>. You can start using Ubuntu by selecting it and choosing <strong>Start<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px none; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"ubuntu install virtualbox\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpdeskgeek.com\/wp-content\/pictures\/2009\/04\/ubuntuinstallvirtualbox-thumb.png?resize=584%2C485\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ubuntu install virtualbox\" width=\"584\" height=\"485\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I hope this tutorial has helped you in learning how to install ubuntu and linux operating systems with Windows using VirtualBox &#8220;Virtualization&#8221; Method. 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