How to Install Linux on VirtualBox Windows 10 [2024]

This video will show you how to install Ubuntu Linux or any Linux distribution in a virtual machine (Virtualbox) on Windows or macOS. The process of installation is essentially the same in any operating system(Windows/Linux/macOS). This video also talks about the errors you may encounter during setting up a virtual machine and installation.

Content in this video (Time stamps):
0:00 Introduction
0:30 Downloading and installing the latest version of Virtualbox
1:29 Downloading Ubuntu Linux .iso file
2:18 Creating the virtual Ubuntu virtual machine (Enabling virtualization in BIOS)
4:35 VirtualBox settings (Video Memory/Hardware Acceleration/Inserting .iso file)
5:42 Installing Ubuntu in Virtualbox (preferences/creating partitions)
9:41 Installing Linux Guest Additions (resolution issues)
10:48 Outro

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[Ahmed-cpwk]

Thank you, men. You are a lifesaver. Very short and clearer. But I don't know why these 10k people are not subscribed to your channel. 😡

[nkemkafrances]

you've got a new subscriber. this is a very sweet tutorial

[cashlindontv]

Thanks. That was the best explanation on this.

[ms_u.c.loveth]

please help, when I started the VM, it just shows the black screen with the ubuntu image just rolling for hours. what should I do

[oussamamezghani]

I followed the steps and when i want to start it it allways says Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0, 0)

[yasharyassin]

My setup doesn’t play notes it just holds the soft and it’s really annoying lol any fixes ?

[ajaybeersinghsachdeva]

I don’t get continue option when doing the something else box

[Oikawa]

When i click on run software nothing happens what should I do sir😢

[TheSuperBonbons]

The fact that I've been following this tutorial for almost 2 days because of the downloads taking so fricking long is kinda funny

[pratikb]

Thank you for detailed video. It was really very helpful.
Btw your wallpaper is just awesome. Please tell me from where can I download that...

[vinnyvidivici]

when i downloaded ubuntu into virtual box, and the screen came up to "try or install ubuntu", when i select it, it says "error invalid magic number... you need to load the kernel first". any idea how i can fix this?

[vatsalyaa.m]

My free space size in part 1 is not updating to 45000 mb and swap are is not being created...

Both free space size is showing 1mb

[taski]

10:00 I have a user vboxuser and I don't know the password

[domenicotievoli]

How I can install the virtual machine with an hard disk, cause the file storage of my computer is full and I cant install Linux on the hard disk. Someone can help me?
It says that I have to give permissions as admin to install Linux on the hard disk, but I cant do it

[anamh.bayazid]

I have successfully followed all your steps till 9:48 but after that instead of rebooting the system, it says installation failed and pop up appears that says system program problem detected. Please tell me how to fix it.

[sayantankar]

I did exactly instructed in the video but I get an error while starting saying "Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Ubuntu." In details, it says, "Not in hypervisor partition (HVP=0)"

[RiskyMirror]

I have 32gb ram so I allocated 16gb, will this affect my pc when the virtual machine is not running???

[jianxiang]

sir, i am having issue in 10.15 my run software is appearing in red colour and i cant run it

[zineb_k]

i can't install the virtual box it says that i need the microsoft visual c++ 2019 but when i try to download it it also says i can't please help

[bluebeka]

8:29 I can't find the efi system partition. =(