Steps for Installing Linux (Ubuntu) on Windows

Download Oracle Virtualbox from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads. Choose

Windows hosts.
Once download will finish, install it and open its interface.
Step 1: Open Virtualbox and click on “New” Button.
Step 2: Choose your new virtual machine configuration like name, type and version as
mentioned in the below image.
Step 3: Click on “Next” Button.

Step 6\4 Give RAM to your Ubuntu Virtual Machine. I recommend give 4GB and at least 2 GB
if you are on low memory, you can give the recommended memory size of 768 MB.
Step 5: Click on “Next” button.
Step 6: Select “Create a virtual hard disk now”.
Step 7: Click on “Create” Button.
Step 8: Select “VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)”
Step 9: Click on “Next” Button

Step 10: Select “Dynamically allocated”

Step 11: Click on “Next” Button

Step 12: Choose the settings as mentioned in image or if you like to use a different folder, click
on folder icon.
Step 13: Select the Size of your virtual hard disk in megabytes. I goven 108.83 GB, and then
click on “Create” button.

Step 14: Now, Right Click on your Virtual Machine(Ubuntu 16.04), and then click on “Settings”
Step 15: Click on “General” Tab and Choose Shared Clipboard and Drag ‘n’ Drop as
“Bidirectional” from the drop down, and then Click on “Ok” Button.

Step 16: Click on “System” Tab and Choose “Motherboard”, UnCheck “Floppy”.
Note: Do not click the “Ok” button as we are not finished setting up the system settings

Step 17: Click on “Processor” Tab and select the number of processors that you want to use, I
selected 2. If you want to enable Extended features,you can do that. I have not done that. Click
on “OK” Button.
Step 18: Click on “Storage” Button, Click on Empty. On the Option “Optical Drive”, click on
Little CD icon and “Choose Virtual Optical Disk File”.
Step 19: Go to the folder where you have downloaded the “Ubuntu 16.04” ISO file, and the click
on Open Button.

Step 20: Click on “Ok” Button.

Step 21: Click on “Start” Button.

Step 22: Select “English” as your Language.

Step 23: Select “Install Ubuntu” and hit Enter key on your keyboard.
Click on English, and then Click on “Continue” Button.
Step 24: Click on “Download updates while installing Ubuntu” and “Install third party software
for graphics and Wi-Fi hardware, Flash, MP3 and other media” After that, Click on “Continue”
Button at the bottom right of window.

Step 25: Click on Option “Erase disk and install Ubuntu” as we are installing on Virtual Box,
and then click on “Install Now” button.
Step 26: Click on “Continue” button.

Step 27: Choose your location from the map and click on “Continue” button.
Step 28: Choose your keyboard layout, you can also type in the box to test your keyboard, and
then click on “Continue” button.

Step 29: Fill the information above like your name,computer’s name,username,password, and
then click on “Require my password to Log in”. Click on “Continue” button.
Step 30: As you can see it’s installing the system.

Step 31: Click on “Restart Now” button.

Step 32: If you see the error message, Click on “Machine”, and then click on “Reset”.
Step 33: Click on “Reset” Button.

Step 34: Enter the Password that you have given in Step 29.
Congratulations, You have now installed Ubuntu 16.04 On VirtualBox.