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title: Install Ubuntu 16.04 on VirtualBox tags:

  • Virtualbox
  • Ubuntu
  • Linux

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is released on 21st April 2016, let's try it in Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager. Please note that this article is just as a tutorial for newbies.

Quick Install

For quick installation, all options are left as default.

Download installation image

Download address: http://www.ubuntu.com/download.

Please download 32bit version if your machine is 32 bit, or you're not sure if your machine support 64bit virtualization.

Create virtual machine in Virtualbox

  • Click New tool button in Virtualbox
  • Enter Name in Name and operating system dialog of Create Virtual Machine, select Linux in Type dropdown list, and Ubuntu (32-bit) or Ubuntu (64bit) in Version. If you include ubuntu in the Name, Type and Version will be auto selected as above selection. Then click Next.
  • Click Next in Memory size dialog if you want the recommended memory size. Or change the size and then continue.
  • Click Create in Hard Disk dialog
  • Click Next in Hard disk file type dialog to use default VDI.
  • Click Next in followed dialog.
  • Click Create in File location and size dialog. Change location and size if you want before click the button.

Now, you will have a new virtual machine in your Virtualbox list with your entered name.

Load installation image

  • Select the new virtual machine, click Settings and there will be Settings dialog.
  • Choose Storage on the left of the Settings dialog, then Select Empty under Controller: IDE on the midddle side.
  • Click the disk image button on the right, select Choose Virtual Optical Disk File, then locate your downloaded installation image.
  • Finally click OK to close Settings dialog.

Install with default options

  • Select the new virtual machine if it is not selected, then click Start button on the bool bar.
  • There will be Install window, it lists languages on left, and options Try Ubuntu and Install Ubuntu on right, let's select the later option.
  • Click Continue in following Preparing to install Ubuntu window.
  • Leave all options as default and click Install Now button in Installation type window. Please select the last option Something else if you are not install in VirtualBox, or it will erase your whole disk and install Ubuntu, you will lose all existing data on your disk, unless you want to do this.
  • Continue in Write the changes to disks dialog, it will make 2 partitions, one for /, another for swap. There is no need to change it since it is just a virtual machine.
  • Select Where are you on the map, one click on the map will reach this, then Continue or Next whatever you see. Oh, don't forget enter required information.
  • After installation done, it will ask you to restart. Before restart, do Load installation image again, but choose Remove Disk from Virtual Drive instead of Choose Virtual Optical Disk File, then restart.

Install Virtualbox additional tools

Virtualbox additional tools will improve performance of your virtual machine, after started your virtual Ubuntu, do as following:

  • Click Insert Guest Additions CD image in menu Devices, then Run in the virtual Ubuntu popup dialog.
  • It will install automatically after enter your password for your account.

Make it real full screen

The virtual Ubuntu may cannot be full screen, when you're using a laptop with solution as 1366768, the screen solution may be only 1024768, to make it full screen, execute following command in your virtual Ubuntu.

sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-utils virtualbox-guest-x11 virtualbox-guest-dkms

How to support 64 bit in Virtualbox (TBD)

Other problems (TBD)