DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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DAT10303 : BASIC OPERATING SYSTEM
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DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING UBUNTU
4 SEPTEMBER 2016
1 DAT
MUHAMMAD HADWAN BIN ABDUL HAMID
AA161923
2 (GROUP A)
TUAN HAJI HANNES BIN MASANDIG
19 SEPTEMBER 2016

Download Ubuntu ISO:

Visit the following urls to download the latest version of Ubuntu ISO.
Ubuntu desktop: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
Ubuntu server: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server

Download and Install VirtualBox

Visit the link below and install the latest version on VirtualBox in your system.
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Steps to Install Ubuntu On VirtualBox

1. Start VirtualBox and click New button to create virtual machine. Input name of your vm
and select appropriate type and version and click Next.

2.

Select the memory size to allot to new virtual machine as per below screenshot.

As we are creating new virtual machine so just select option Create a virtual hard
drive now and click Create button.
3.

Choose the type of virtual hard drive file to be created. Default VDI format is selected.
You may select other formats. If you want to use these hard drive with other virtualization
softwares.
4.

Select type of disk allocation. We suggest to use option Dynamically allocated. Using
this option hard drive grows on system as it fills only.
5.

Select the location of files to be created in system and size of hard drive to be created.
Now click Create button.
6.

7. At this stage you have create an Ubuntu virtual machine without operating system. Now
We will install operating system on this virtual machine.
Open VirtualBox and select create vm. Click on Start button as per showing below
screencast.

8.

As operating system is not installed, It will ask for bootable drive.

Select the ISO of downloaded Ubuntu operating system and click Start button.

After booting the vm, You will see screen like below. You can simply start ubuntu
without installing. To install permanently select Install Ubuntu to begin installation.
9.

Ubuntu will prepare to install. You can select option Download updates while
installing to install updated packages and click Continue.
10.

11. Installation type:- Select Erase disk and install Ubuntu option and click on Install Now
button.

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Just click on Continue button.

Select the location the server resides to properly setting system date time and click on
Continue button.
13.

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Select the keyboard layout as per your language and click on Continue button.

Enter your name, username and password to configure your system identity and click on
Continue button.
15.

This will start the Ubuntu installation on VirtualBox. Wait for installation completed.
16. After completing installation virtual machine will ask for reboot. Reboot the virtual
machine to complete installation. After rebooting you will get login prompt like this.

Your Ubuntu virtual machine has been successfully installed.