How to Install Windows on Ubuntu using VirtualBox

You can install multiple OS on Ubuntu using Virtual Box, Virtual Box help to make easy to mange multiple operating system in a single hardware. you can install multiple operating system using virtual box.

Guest Operating System : RHEL or Windows
Host Operating System : Ubuntu 12.04

Steps
1. Download the ISO file of Ubuntu 16 from HERE
2. Download the Virtual Box Software for the appropriate Host OS. In our case host operating System: Ubuntu HERE

After Downloading the Virtual Box Software, install it. To install run this command on terminal

$ sudo dpkg -i virtualbox-4.2_4.2.6-82870~Ubuntu~precise_i386.deb

To Start go to Dash home and type Virtual Box.

Virtual Machine Name & OS type OpenVirtaulBox(Oracle VM). Click on the NEW button

5. Click on the NEXT button. Assign a name to the Virtual Machine. Select the appropriate OS and version . In our case give OS as LINUX and Version as Redhat.Click on Next Button

Select the amount of memory needed for the Virtual Machine according to your RAM size. Minimum recommended size is 512 MB. then Click on Next.

If you want to create a VM using old *.vdi, then select "USE EXISTING HARD DISK". Otherwise select “Create New hard Disk”. Click Next Button.

Create New Virtual Disk Wizard. Select the appropriate File Type. Click Next Button.

9. Select Fixed Size or Dynamic size allocation. Click next Button and select the appropriate size and Location

10. Then click on Create Button. It will take some time to create the VM.

11. After Completion of the VM , click on Power Off Button or start to Switch On the button.

12. If you are doing this for the first time, you will get First Run Wizard. Click on Next Button. You need to provide the location of Ubuntu 12.04.iso, XP.iso or redhat5.iso downloaded by you.

13. Then it will take you to the Installation process of Ubuntu , Redhat or Windows like any other normal OS installation.
After the installation. It will ask for the reboot of virtual machine (Note: Only virtual machine will be rebooted not you’re System.)

14. You are ready to go.

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