
Now, you can safely delete the Ubuntu iso image that was downloaded earlier. Enter your username and password.Īfter successful login, this screen shows up and the installation process is complete.
In SSH setup, press Enter key to select Install OpenSSH server, then continue with DoneĪfter the installation is complete, the virtual machine will restart and login screen will show up as shown below. The username and the password will be required when accessing the server later. Enter server's name, username and choose a password. Press Enter on Done again, and Select Continue. In storage configuration step, make sure there is (X) before the Use an entire disk option and then using down arrow key, press Enter on Done. In subsequent steps, continue selecting default options. If prompted for updating to the latest installer, you can choose to do so. I will note down some important steps here. The installation process is fairly straight forward. This will start the virtual machine using the chosen Ubuntu Server iso image.
Click on Add button and choose the Ubuntu Server iso image. In this window, we have to provide the Ubuntu Server 20.04 iso image (download from here if you haven't yet). Now, a new virtual machine has been created and can be seen on the left panel of the VirtualBox Manager.Īfter clicking on Start(green right arrow) button, following window shows up. Note: This cannot be altered once the virtual machine has been created, so define the size wisely. I am allocating 8GB but you can allocate more if you need more size. I am choosing Dynamically allocated File location and sizeĬhoose the disk size to be allocated for the Ubuntu Server virtual machine file. In this section, you can choose either of the options according to your preference. Then choose Create a virtual hard disk now option and click on Next, then choose VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) option in the Hard disk file type and click on Next. It is a good idea to not allocate more than half of your actual memory size.
You can allocate more if you require more RAM. Select Memory(RAM) size to be allocated for the virtual machine.
Machine Folder: the folder in which the new virtual machine will be stored. When you open the installed virtual box manager, following window will show up.Īfter clicking on New, fill up the field values for the new virtual box as shown below. Ubuntu Server 20.04 iso image (Download from here). Virtual Box installed on the computer (Download from here ). Some troubleshooting tips have been provided at the bottom. You can also follow these steps to install Ubuntu Desktop in the Virtual Box. In this article, we will install Ubuntu Server 20.04 in the VM Virtual Box.