The Ubuntu installation process will now start. Once the download is complete, select the ISO file and click “Open”. You can download the latest 64-bit version of Ubuntu from the Ubuntu website. A window will open, asking you to select an ISO file containing the Ubuntu installation files. To start installing Ubuntu, click the “Start” button. Click “Create” and your virtual machine will be created.

You can leave the default settings as they are. Click “Next” again and create a virtual hard drive. Click “Next” and allocate at least 2GB of RAM to your virtual machine. Select “Ubuntu” from the list and choose the 64-bit version from the drop-down menu. For this guide, we’ll be installing a 64-bit version of Ubuntu, a popular Linux distribution. Give your machine a name (we’ll call it “Linux VM”) and select the type of operating system you want to install. Once VirtualBox is installed, launch the program and click the “New” button to create a new virtual machine. Run the installer and follow the prompts. Visit the Download page on the Oracle website and select the version for your host operating system (in this case, Windows 10). Installing VirtualBox is straightforward. In this guide, we will use virtual machine software called VirtualBox to create a virtual machine running Linux on a Windows 10 computer.

It runs its own operating system, and can be used for tasks that would otherwise be incompatible with the host computer. A virtual machine is a computer created within another computer, called the host.

Assuming the reader knows nothing about virtual machines or Linux, this is a guide on how to install Linux on Windows 10 by creating a virtual machine.

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