( Note that Guest additions are required if you want to set Shared folder, so be sure to install Guest additions first). My notes: This one is very good (with snapshots), including Guest additions and Shared folders settings. Install Ubuntu on Oracle VirtualBox with snapshots( pdf) (on Windows).(See some notes I wrote below for some posts.) See below for some useful resources I collected. There are already several very good tutorials about this along with snapshots, so I won’t create a tutorial for this. Storage type: Select “Dynamically allocated” if you are not sure how large storage you actually will need.You can set it as half of your RAM (e.g., if your RAM is 8 G, set it as 4 G or 5G for your virtual machine should be fine.) Memory allocation for your virtual machine.The two main things you need to pay attention to when you create a virtual machine: For example, as of now, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is the latest LTS version. Every two years, a Ubuntu LTS version is released, which will be supported for updates for five years. My suggestion is that (unless you are aware that you need to install a particular version), download and install the latest LTS (Long Term Support) version (see the picture below from Ubuntu wiki page). Notes about which version of Ubuntu to download and install:įor Ubuntu, it is not always a wise choice to pick the newest version.

Note: check the RAM and hard disk size of your machine before creating a virtual machine on it.

This post provides some notes and useful resources about installing Ubuntu 16.04 on Oracle VirtualBox that runs on your Mac or Windows.

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