Getting Started With Linux

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Installation

Installing on a Virtual Machine

This is the simplest way to start using Linux without losing anything on your current computer setup. A VirtualBox is a program that emulates a PC (i.e. a virtual machine), which you can then install an operating system on. To Install Linux on a virtual machine, you need to

  1. install VirtualBox on your computer
  2. create a new virtual machine in VirtualBox
  3. install Linux on the new virtual machine