you are basically setting up a virtual machine inside your existing system and with this, you can add a layer of security for any new technical things you want to try and at the same time you can use the virtual machine while you use your MAC. As you might know already, Ubuntu is a Linux operating system which is open-source and free and is not used by many people compared to other operating systems. Ubuntu is one of the most user-friendly Linux system out there as it has an incredibly high security features built into it from the ground up and since it’s free, it has many free software alternatives to paid softwares like GIMP which has similar characteristics to Adobe Photoshop. You would first need to visit In which we can see the different hosts you can download onto. Since we are dealing with a MAC, we would need to click on OS X host.

Note that the version might be different in your case. Once the download is complete, double-clicking on the file will open up the VirtualBox… This shouldn’t take more than a few seconds. Hopefully you will now see that the package has been opened. Read: How to add guest features to your Virtualbox on Ubuntu 18.04 It will ask you to move it into your application folder, so just double click on it in order to install. You can see the Installer has opened up on the dock. Once the package has run a program to verify that the software can be installed, click continue. In the installation type section, it’ll show you the allocated space it will take up on your computer. Just click install and type in your password for authentication. Open up your application folder and look up the file VirtualBox. Double-click on it and there you are : your virtual box is up and running.īefore creating a new machine you would need to download Ubuntu from the Ubuntu website. Go to the top right hand corner where you can see download and choose desktop from the drop down menu because we’ll be downloading the desktop version rather than the mobile version. It’s very important to look at the listed requirements because when you will set up your VirtualBox later, you will need to meet these requirements to get the best experience possible with no constraints whatsoever. Once the download has finished (which might take a while), do not click on it.

Now you will need to select the memory size : Just open up VirtualBox and click New :Įnter a suitable name and leave the other options unchanged and click continue.

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