Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Running VirtualBox - Part 20 - Page 2 of 7

Last Updated on May 22, 2022

For this walk-through, we are going to install openSUSE as the guest operating system.

Download the offline ISO image for Intel/AMD 64-bit architecture from openSUSE’s website.

It’s a large download (4.4 GB in size). Make a note of the directory where you save the ISO file.

We are running Ubuntu on the host machine. Open the Terminal and type the following command to ensure your machine is up-to-date.

$ sudo apt update

We can then install VirtualBox with the command:

$ sudo apt install virtualbox

Start up VirtualBox from the Dash or from the command-line. You’ll see the VirtualBox Manager.

We can now proceed and create the new virtual machine to run our guest operating system.

Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction / Set up host machine
Page 2 – Download Guest OS / Install VirtualBox
Page 3 – Create New Virtual Machine
Page 4 – Settings
Page 5 – Power on the Virtual Machine
Page 6 – Guest Additions
Page 7 – Snapshots & Cloning

All articles in this series:

Linux For Starters: Your Guide to Linux
1	What is Linux? Why use Linux? What do I need?
2	Choose a Linux distribution meeting your specific needs and requirements.
3	Make a bootable Ubuntu USB stick in Windows.
4	We show you how to install Ubuntu 21.04 on your hard disk.
5	Things to do after installing Ubuntu.
6	Navigating your way around the Desktop.
7	Updating the system, install new software.
8	Open source replacements for proprietary Windows desktop software.
9	Get started with the power and flexibility of the terminal.
10	We cover the basics of files and permissions.
11	Getting help from your system.
12	Learn all about the file system.
13	Manipulating files from the shell.
14	Maintain your system with these simple tips.
15	Managing users on your system.
16	Explore different desktops to GNOME 3.
17	Gaming on Linux.
18	Protect your privacy with this guide.
19	Access the Windows desktop from Linux using a remote desktop client.
20	Set up a virtual machine running Ubuntu as the host and openSUSE as the guest.
21	Wine lets you run Windows programs on Linux without emulation.
22	Extend your GNOME desktop with extensions and themes.
X	Useful Linux commands.

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Ivan

3 years ago

How can you find out which distros need Guest Additions?

Rooster

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I don’t think there’s a way without trying a distro for yourself. Maybe Oracle should make this type of information available