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_Last updated February 7, 2024_

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VirtualBox (VBox) is a popular hypervisor[^hypervisor] for x86
virtualisation. It allows you to create **virtual machines**, which are
effectively emulations of computers on your computer. This allows you
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## Minimum Requirements
- **CPU:** Any reasonably powerful 64-bit x86 processor
(fancy way to say "most modern computers")
(fancy for "most modern computers")

- **Memory:** 8 GB RAM
(the VM uses 4 GB)

- **Disk Space:** 16 GB available space
(Virtual hard disks are dynamic and grow with usage. You do not
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- The provided VM is set up for VirtualBox >7.0.0, which means it is
guaranteed to work with any version of VBox after 7.0.0

- Currently, VirtualBox is on 7.0.1, as of writing this guide
- Currently, VirtualBox is on 7.0.14, as of writing this guide

- The VM is set up with [Ubuntu Desktop 22.04.1 LTS](https://releases.ubuntu.com/22.04/)
- The VM is set up with [Ubuntu Desktop 23.10 Mantic Minotaur](https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-desktop-23-10-mantic-minotaur-deep-dive)

- The VM contains all tools you need to begin working *right away*

### Specifications
- **OS:** Ubuntu Desktop 22.04.1 LTS[^lts]
- **OS:** Ubuntu Desktop 23.10

- **Processors:** 2 processors
- **Processors:** 4 processors

- **Memory:** 4 GB RAM
- **Memory:** 6 GB RAM

- **Disk Space:** 16 GB

- **Appliance Size[^appliance]:** 7 GB
- **Appliance Size[^appliance]:** 8 GB

**Note:** You can edit these later to your desire if your computer has more
resources to allocate to the VM.
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- Enter the password "processor" and hit <kbd>Enter</kbd>/<kbd>Return</kbd>

- You will now be presented with the Ubuntu homescreen
- You will now be presented with the Ubuntu homescreen (the wallpaper might be different)
<img src="/images/vbox/login3.png" width="80%" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"/>

## Homescreen
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worry about breaking it so play around
- Worst case: Just re-install the VM
- **Word of advice:** It's best to stay away from playing
with root, bad things can happen
with root, [bad things can happen](https://rishyak.com/plagiarising-someones-story-to-share-with-my-team/)

- Although, it is reccomended that you change the password
- Although, it is recommended that you change the password
- You can do so through settings or by opening the terminal
and typing:
```console
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[^hypervisor]: A [hypervisor](https://www.vmware.com/topics/glossary/content/hypervisor.html?resource=cat-1299087558#cat-1299087558)
is software that runs and monitors virtual machines

[^lts]: LTS stands for Long Term Support

[^appliance]: The file contains everything you need to begin working,
hence the size

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