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Install Ubuntu-18.04 LTS on Virtual Box (Windows users)

This is a short tutorial for installing the 18.04 version of Ubuntu on your Windows machine.

✓ A few downloads

Download Virtual Box: link

Download the .iso image for Ubuntu-18.04-desktop version: link

✓ A few installation steps

Name and OS

Open Oracle Virtual Box and click on "New" (top-left corner)
Enter the Name for your VM e.g. "Ubuntu 18.04"
Select Type: Linux & Version: Ubuntu (64-bit)
Click "Next"

Memory allocation

1024 MB should be enough
We recommend not to go beyond 1/3 of your machine RAM capacity
Click "Next"

A few more steps

Select "Create a virtual hard disk now"
Select "VDI (Virtual Box Disk Image)"
Select "Dynamically Allocated"
Select "Create" (10 Go of virtual hard disk should be enough)

Start the Virtual Machine

Select the VM you just created (left panel) and click on "Start"
Select the folder and click on the .iso file you downloaded previously (ubuntu-18.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso)
Now Ubuntu will boot up and ask for Installation details. Click on "Install Ubuntu"

Install Ubuntu

Uncheck the "Install third-party..." box and click "Continue"
This is the first time you install Ubuntu VM on your Virtual Box, so select "Erase disk and install Ubuntu"
Select timezone, your keyboard choice, name, password, etc.
Wait for the Installation to complete

Enter your password for logging into your Ubuntu-18.04 VM Desktop

You're done !