01-02 - Install Virtual Machine

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go to https://www.virtualbox.org/

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Click New,

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Name the operating system, I'm naming it Ubuntu. When you type in the name of the operating system you are installing, it will usually autofill the Type and Version, if not, make sure it is correct.

In our case we our choosing the Type: Linux and Version: Ubuntu (64-bit) (I believe we downloaded the 64 bit versio of ubuntu go back and check)

Click Next

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Chooose memory size depending on the amount of RAM your computer has, mine has 16gb so I will choose 8 gb to use or 8000mg

Choose 2 CPU Proceesors

click Next

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Choose the Create a Virtual Hard Disk Now option, Go with the recommened Disk Size for now

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Choose finish

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This will bring you back to the main page

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In the tutorial the Dynamically Allocated and Fixed size option window appear,

It does not in my version of Virtual Machine because i am using an old hardrive

Always choose Dynamically allocated because the drive size increses with every file add only