Installing multiple operating systems on your PC can be a hassle at many times, especially for tech content creators, who have to test multiple operating systems in very short intervals of time. This is where 'Virtualization' kicks in. Let us take a look at Oracle VM VirtualBox, which is one such amazing software that uses 'virtualization' to install multiple operating systems virtually on top of your main operating system.
What is Oracle VM VirtualBox?
Oracle VM VirtualBox (also known simply as VirtualBox), is one of the most popular virtualization software. It is used extensively to run guest operating systems within host operating systems. The host operating system is the one that is actually installed on cold metal (cold metal means that it is actually installed on your physical drive directly). Guest operating systems, on the other hand, are installed on virtual drives (a completely separate virtual environment within the physical drive).
So today let us take a detailed look at how we can install VirtualBox and set up a guest operating system through it.
Downloading and Installing VirtualBox
To install VirtualBox, head to their official website https://www.virtualbox.org/. After that, go to the 'Downloads' option on the left. After that select your host operating system (Windows hosts for Windows, OS X hosts for Mac OS, Linux distributions for Linux). Then follow the instructions on the screen to download and install VirtualBox on your system. If you are a Linux user, you can also use your GUI Package manager to install VirtualBox.
Downloading the guest OS ISO file
You would need the ISO file of the operating system which you are trying to install through VirtualBox. So you would have to go to the official website of the operating system and download an ISO.
Conclusion
Now you have all the pre-requisites for setting up your virtual operating system. The VirtualBox application should now open on your PC without any hitch. All you have to do now is learn how to install and set up your virtual OS, which we will show in a separate blog.
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