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10 Get the Ubuntu ISO image from ubuntu.com. The recommended version is 16.04.3 LTS (Long Term Support), desktop edition.
12 Get VirtualBox and VirtualBox Guest Additions
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14 Make sure you have the VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO for your version of VirtualBox. I'm using VirtualBox 5.1.28. Save the Guest Additions ISO on your host computer along with the Ubuntu ISO. Get the Guest Additions ISO from here:
15 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox
17 *NOTE*: Guest Additions versions prior to 5.1 will not work with Ubuntu 16.04.3. If you have an earlier version of VirtualBox, you should upgrade to the latest 5.1 version.
19 Create a new VM in VirtualBox for Ubuntu
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23 Version: Ubuntu (64-bit)
25 At least 2048 MB memory
29 Network: Attached to: NAT
31 Create a port-forwarding rule for SSH
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33 Create a port-forwarding rule so that you can use PuTTY (or other SSH client) to connect to the VM.
35 Go to "Network" settings in VirtualBox, add a port forwarding rule:
45 Guest IP: <leave blank>
49 .. image:: ../images/Configure_ubuntu_SO_1.png
53 .. image:: ../images/Configure_ubuntu_SO_2.png
57 This is oriented to Windows users. If you're using a MAC or a Linux host computer, the details may be different. You can share any folder on the host computer with the Ubuntu VM. On Windows, a practical choice is to share the C:\Users folder, so that your Windows home directory will be accessible from the Ubuntu VM.
59 Go to "Shared Folders" settings in VirtualBox, add a share:
67 Read-only: <unchecked>
69 .. image:: ../images/Configure_ubuntu_SO_3.png
73 .. image:: ../images/Configure_ubuntu_SO_4.png
75 Install Ubuntu in the VM
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77 On the "Storage" panel in VirtualBox, click on "[ optical drive ]" and then "Choose Disk Image".
79 Select your Ubuntu ISO image:
81 .. image:: ../images/Configure_ubuntu_SO_5.png
83 After selecting the ISO image, start the VM.
85 Follow the prompts to install Ubuntu.
87 Proxy Configuration (optional)
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89 If you're behind a corporate firewall, configure some proxy settings.
90 NOTE: your proxy configuration may require username and password credentials, not shown here.
91 **Ubuntu system proxy setting:**
93 System Settings → Network → Network proxy
95 (Replace "proxyhost" and port with your actual proxy information)
97 .. image:: ../images/Configure_ubuntu_SO_6.png
99 **apt proxy setting:**
100 Edit /etc/apt/apt.conf and add one line at the top (replace "proxyhost:port" with your actual proxy information):
102 Acquire::http::Proxy "http://proxyhost:port";
112 sudo apt install openssh-server
114 Connect to the VM from your host computer
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116 The PuTTY SSH client is popular. A connection to localhost:1022 (or whatever port you have forwarded) will go to the VM.
118 .. image:: ../images/Configure_ubuntu_SO_7.png
120 Install VirtualBox Guest Additions
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122 On the "Storage" panel in VirtualBox, click on "[ optical drive ]" and then "Choose Disk Image". Select your VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO image.
124 .. image:: ../images/Configure_ubuntu_SO_8.png
126 In a VM terminal window, mount the cdrom:
130 sudo mkdir -p /media/cdrom
131 sudo mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
133 Install necessary dependencies:
138 sudo apt install gcc g++ dkms
140 Install the guest additions. NOTE: look for errors in the command output! If you see an error that says you are missing kernel headers, the most likely cause is that you are using a VirtualBox version that is too old. The error message is misleading.
145 sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
147 .. image:: ../images/Configure_ubuntu_SO_9.png
149 Add yourself to the vboxsf user group (replace "userid" with your user ID):
153 sudo usermod -a -G vboxsf userid
157 In a VM terminal window, verify that you can access your home directory on the host computer, which should be mounted under here:
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167 Configure_git_and_gerrit.rst
168 Workspace_and_Development_Tools.rst