Virtual Box Set Up in Windows OS

We can Run Linux/Unix in our Windows System using Virtual box configuration in our Windows machine.
Here are the steps about how we can download Virtual Box:

                                 Download Virtual Box:

• Go to the url https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads for Virtual box download page.
• Under the Virtual box binaries Heading,
• There will be list of Virtual box for different OS with latest version.
• Click on the link- Virtual box for windows OS.

                              Download Linux/Unix Flavor(Ubuntu in this case):

• Go to the url: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
• Choose appropriate version and option for 32/64 bit and download the .iso file.

                               Installing Virtual Box:

• Run the .exe of Virtual Box
• Complete Installation.

                               Creating a Virtual Drive and RAM for New OS(Ubuntu):

• Open Virtual Box.
• Virtual Box Manager window will open.
• Click on New icon from the navigation.
• Create Virtual machine window will open, Provide a Name for your virtual OS and select type of OS(Linux)
• From version drop down select the appropriate flavor(Ubuntu) and click on Next.Remember if you have 64 bit system then choose Ubuntu 64 option from the version dropdown.
• Now it will ask for RAM size for this virtual OS, Give an appropriate size and click Next.
• Select option for Create new virtual hard drive and Click Create.
• Select VDI(VirtualBox Disk Image) option for hard driver type and click Next.
• Select Dynamically allocated option and click Next.
• Give hard drive name, Allocate size for hard driver and click on Create

                               Attach .iso file to Virtual Box to Get Started:

• Go to VirtualBox Manager.
• Virtual OS will appear in left side and will be default to Powered Off.
• Click on Start icon from the navigation.
• Select Start up disk window will get opened.
• Select the .iso file we download for ubuntu and click on Start
• If everything works fine, you will get a window opened for you newly Created OS.