Solved First Time Installing Linux on VirtualBox Problems
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To install a system on VirtualBox, you need to think of VBox just like a physical machine. It has a virtual DVD drive and everything. You need to download the DVD ISO file of the operating system that you are going to install (Linux Mint 18 "Sarah" in this case). And once that is downloaded, you will "put that into the drive."
In the "settings" under the VM that you create, there is a Storage option. And in storage there is on the right a little picture of a DVD Drive. Click that and select to put the ISO that you have downloaded into the drive.
Then it will start the installation just like as if you were sitting at a desktop and you put an install disk into the drive.
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@scottalanmiller how do i get it downloaded and "inserted"?
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@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller how do i get it downloaded and "inserted"?
https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=217
Did you follow that download link, yet?
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I forked this thread so that we could discuss the installation issues in a central place.
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@scottalanmiller understandable, downloading the Linux Mint 18 now.
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On a different laptop now; I have Linux mint 18 installed and can insert it into the VirtualBox and get it to boot.
Post boot screen I get this message
"This Kernel requires an x86-64 CPU, but only detected an i686 CPU
Unable to boot - please us a kernel appropriate for your CPU."
I have tried 7 different kernels, same message each time..
Do you have an idea on which kernels I should try? or where I could potentially find the answer?
When I looked it up; there was no information on the kernel CPU requirements -
@WrCombs try downloading the 32 bit version of Linux Mint.
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@Romo said in First Time Installing Linux on VirtualBox Problems:
@WrCombs try downloading the 32 bit version of Linux Mint.
so Linux Mint 16?
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@WrCombs said in First Time Installing Linux on VirtualBox Problems:
@Romo said in First Time Installing Linux on VirtualBox Problems:
@WrCombs try downloading the 32 bit version of Linux Mint.
so Linux Mint 16?
No, there is a "32-bit" version right next to the 64-bit version.
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@WrCombs no still version 18, you get to choose either 32 or 64
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Regardless of the version (think Windows Vista and Windows 7, 8;8.1 and Windows 10) you have different bit versions.
64-Bit Operating systems will only work on "modern" equipment. A laptop that is 15 years old, likely won't run a 64 Bit OS.
You also likely downloaded the 32-bit version of VirtualBox (it's the default download and I've done it my self). With this 32-bit version of VB, you are only able to run 32-bit VM operating systems.
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awesome. found it. downloading now.
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@DustinB3403 the OS on this laptop is Windows 8. I thought it would run the 64 bit with no problem..
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@WrCombs said in First Time Installing Linux on VirtualBox Problems:
@DustinB3403 the OS on this laptop is Windows 8. I thought it would run the 64 bit with no problem..
It will, if you have windows 8, you likely have 64-bit compatible hardware.
But what VirtualBox does is imitate hardware of either 32 or 64-Bit standards. (depending on what version of VirtualBox you've downloaded)
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@WrCombs said in First Time Installing Linux on VirtualBox Problems:
awesome. found it. downloading now.
I recommend Cinnamon, although any will work fine. Cinnamon is the lowest learning curve for a new user coming from Windows.
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@WrCombs said in First Time Installing Linux on VirtualBox Problems:
@DustinB3403 the OS on this laptop is Windows 8. I thought it would run the 64 bit with no problem..
That is a question about the hardware, not the OS. Windows 8 needs to be 64bit in order to virtualize 64bits on top of it, but the hardware must also support 64bit virtualization. In some cases, you have to go into the laptop BIOS and enable that feature as it is often off by default.
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@scottalanmiller Im under 10 minutes away from the Linux Mint 18- 32 Bit being completely downloaded. should this one would?
Or would you recommend I dig for the 64 bit in the BIOS and make sure its activated? -
@WrCombs said in First Time Installing Linux on VirtualBox Problems:
@scottalanmiller Im under 10 minutes away from the Linux Mint 18- 32 Bit being completely downloaded. should this one would?
Or would you recommend I dig for the 64 bit in the BIOS and make sure its activated?You can confirm if you're running a 64-bit os by going to start > right clicking computer > properties
In this window it will list what OS version and Bit version you have on your laptop there. If you are running 64-Bit Windows, then the issue lies with VirtualBox.
Unless you have virtualization disabled in BIOS. in which case, you'd have to enable this.
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@WrCombs said in First Time Installing Linux on VirtualBox Problems:
@scottalanmiller Im under 10 minutes away from the Linux Mint 18- 32 Bit being completely downloaded. should this one would?
Or would you recommend I dig for the 64 bit in the BIOS and make sure its activated?32bit isn't a problem for the small laptop that you have. Getting the BIOS issue addressed is separate and will help with the performance of it running regardless of which version you run.
