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Set Up Virtual Machine (VM) and Experiment with Linux (Ubuntu) DevOps Commands
5 min readApr 11, 2023
Manually set up any virtual machine:
Here are the steps you can follow:
1. Download and install VirtualBox
- VirtualBox is a free and open-source virtualization software that allows you to create and run virtual machines on your computer.
- Download the appropriate version of VirtualBox for your operating system from the official website: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
- Follow the installation instructions provided by the installer.
2. Download the Ubuntu ISO file
- Go to the official Ubuntu website and download the latest LTS (Long-Term Support) version of Ubuntu ISO file: https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
- Save the downloaded file to a location on your computer that you can easily access later.
3. Create a new virtual machine in VirtualBox
- Open VirtualBox and click on the “New” button in the top left corner of the window.
- Enter a name for your virtual machine (e.g. “Ubuntu DevOps VM”) and select “Linux” as the type and “Ubuntu (64-bit)” as the version.
- Allocate at least 2GB of RAM to the VM, and create a…