You can get the official LTS release of Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop here this is a 64-bit OS, so make sure that you are not running it on a really archaic hardware (even if its in a VM). Step 2: Installing Ubuntu 18.04 Installation media set up We will be setting the disk type to VDI and the size to be 40GB.Īnd that’s it! Your VM is ready for Ubuntu 18.04 installation. Select the “Create a virtual hard disk now” option and click on Create to continue. Finally, you need to create a virtual disk. We will be settling for 2048MB in this example. The more memory you can afford to allocate, the better.
If that doesn’t work, you should use the drop-down menu to select those exact options anyways. Just by entering a reasonable name like ‘Ubuntu’ it automatically sets the Type to Linux and Version to Ubuntu 64-bit.
We will be using Expert Mode (see below) instead of guided mode because it is a lot quicker. Click on the New icon to create a new machine. The newer VirtualBox UI has changed a few things, but the basic flow is still the same. If not, then let’s go through the steps of creating a new Virtual Machine. The VirtualBox manager (its GUI) is something you are probably familiar with. This way you can see whether or not it is for you.
Paying due respect to that voice, let’s install Ubuntu 18.04 inside VirtualBox. You may use your Ubuntu installation as a workstation, as a server, or as a testing platform, but when it comes to upgrading the OS, the inner sysadmin in you would scream in protest. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS promises a 5 year support for this release which means you can get assured updates, patches and security fixes upto 2023. Incorporating the newest innovations from containerization technologies to graphical environments. The newest Long Term Support (LTS) release of Ubuntu is now out.