How To Install Linux On a Virtual Machine Windows 10?
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1. Open the Microsoft Store app in Windows 10 and search for “Virtual Machine”. Select “Oracle VM VirtualBox” from the list of results and click “Get” to install it onto your machine.
2. Once installed, open the VirtualBox Manager and click “New” at the top–left of the screen.
3. Give the virtual machine a name and choose a type of operating system from the drop–down menu. For Linux, select either “Ubuntu (64–bit)” or “Red Hat Enterprise Linux (64–bit)”.
4. Choose how much RAM you want to dedicate to your virtual machine. The amount depends on how powerful your computer is, but we would recommend at least 4GB. Set the amount and click “Next”.
5. On the next page, choose “Create a virtual hard Disk now” and click “Create”.
6. Select “VDI” as the file type, then choose “Fixed size” as the storage type. Set the size of the hard drive (again, this will depend on your computer and the tasks you plan to carry out in Linux) and click “Create”.
7. Select your newly created virtual machine in the Manager window and click “Start”.
8. Click “Choose a virtual optical disk file” and select the ISO file of the Linux distribution you want to install.
9. Follow the prompts to install your chosen Linux distribution onto the virtual machine. When you are done, you’ll have a fully functioning version of Linux running on a virtual machine within Windows 10.