In this section, I am going to show you how to install Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS on a VirtualBox VM. The VM should start and boot from the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ISO image.Īfter a while, the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS installer should start. Now, select the Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS or Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS ISO file depending on which version of Ubuntu you want to install on the VM and click on Open. Now, go to the Storage tab, select the Empty IDE device, click on the CD icon, and click on Choose Virtual Optical Disk File… Now, select the newly created VM and click on Settings.

It should be at least 20.0 GB.Īttaching Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ISO Image to the VM: Now, set the virtual hard disk size for the VM. Now, select Dynamically allocated and click on Next >. Now, select VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) and click on Next >.

Now, select Create a virtual hard disk now and click on Create. Now, you have to set the memory size for the VM.įor Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS, it should be at least 2048 MB (2 GB).įor Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS, it should be at least 512 MB. Now, type in a name for the VM, select Linux from the Type dropdown menu, and Ubuntu (64-bit) from the Version dropdown menu. In this section, I am going to show you how to create a VirtualBox VM for installing Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Your browser should prompt you to save the file.

Once the page loads, click on the 64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop image link if you want to download Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS ISO image.Ĭlick on the 64-bit PC (AMD64) server install image link if you want to download Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS ISO image. To download Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ISO image, visit the official release page of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. In this article, I am going to show you how to install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS in a VirtualBox Virtual Machine (VM).

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