You should now see the Ubuntu VDI file in the virtual disk picker in VirtualBox. Start by clicking on the 'Add' button to bring up a file selection dialog: vdi file from into Virtual Box so it can be selected for our new virtual machine. You will be presented with the following screen: Start by making sure that the 'Use an existing virtual hard disk file' radio button is selected, then click on the small 'Folder' icon just to the right of the pop up menu that reads 'Empty'. vdi file you downloaded separately from. Here we need to tell VirtualBox to use the.

When you have the memory setting the way you'd like it, click on 'Continue' to move on to the 'Virtual Disk' screen: Plus, you can always change it later if you need to. For the purposes of our class, you should be able to get away with the 1GB default setting. This may help the machine run a little smoother (again, depending on how much actual memory you have on your machine). If you have 8GB or more on your personal machine, consider upping the memory setting to '2048MB'. Depending on how much memory you have on your personal machine you may want to leave it as it. You will then be presented with the 'Memory' settings page:īy default, the memory setting will be set to 1GB (1024MB). Once the settings are set to the correct values, click on the 'Continue' button. The Machine Folder setting can likely be left unchanged. You will need to provide a name for this virtual machine and choose the correct type and version of the OS you will be installing in the virtual machine. Here, click on the 'New' button to create a new virtual machine to use for class! Once the install is complete, find the VirtualBox icon in your Applications folder: You can likely use the default installation location (/Applications). You will be presented with the following screen… click on the 'Continue' button: Double click on the 'VirtualBox.pkg' icon:

The image will mount and you should see the following window. dmg file in your downloads area and double-click: Next, click on the 'Download VirtualBox 6.1' button and follow the instructions to find the right download for your machine. You should be greeted with the following screen:

Virtual box mac os x