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Installing Ubuntu 8.10 in VirtualBox

Installing VirtualBox is pretty easy, download the application which supports Windows XP, Linux 32bit/64bit, OS X, Solaris and OpenSolaris as the host operating system and then follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation. Read more

The goal of this article is to show novice users a step by step installation of installing an Ubuntu Desktop inside of VirtualBox without having to mutli-boot their computer. I am going to assume you have VirtualBox installed and have either downloaded the Ubuntu ISO image or have an Ubuntu CDROM handy.

One Response to “Installing Ubuntu 8.10 in VirtualBox” »

  1. Comment by kirbylover4000 — January 26, 2009 @ 9:06 am

    nice… but I got some sorta error installing on Windows XP Pro (with Service Pack 1, I’m trynna get pack 3): first’ve all two “this program has not passed windows logo testing” or something with “Continue anyway” and “stop installation” buttons– i click continue–and a “Sun xvm virtualbox setup ended prematurely because of an error, your system has not been modified. to install this program at a later time, please run the installation again” comes up a minute later. So… why? Thanks.

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