Wednesday 30 December 2020

How To Use Linux In Windows?

What makes Linux an incredible software is its ability to run on any hardware or platform. If you’re a geek yourself, then we’re pretty sure you don’t need any introduction to what you can do with Linux on your PC. Linux has become so popular today that even Microsoft and other big firms acknowledge it. In this article, let’s look at how to use Linux in Windows.

If you’re someone who wants to try out Linux, but you’re afraid that you might screw up something while dual-booting, this tutorial is for you. We’ll be looking at the two most popular methods to install Linux in Windows. In this tutorial, we’ll be using a Virtual Machine like Oracle’s VirtualBox, a popular tool used by professionals worldwide.

Step 1: Install Linux In Windows Using VirtualBox

VirtualBox download page - how to use linux in windows
  1. First, head over to the official VirtualBox download page by clicking here and download the executable file by clicking on Windows Hosts.

2. Double-click on the downloaded file to launch the installer.

Oracle VirtualBox Installation - how to use Linux in Windows

3. Now, all you need to do is click Next, and and a Windows network warning will be waiting for you. Click on Allow, and VirtualBox will be installed.

4. Click on Start, find the VirtualBox Manager app and open it.

Step 2: Adding The Ubuntu ISO

Now that we have installed VirtualBox, we need to download the Linux distribution we want to run. I’ll be downloading and using Ubuntu in this tutorial but, you can use any distribution.

ubuntu download page
  1. Head over to the Official Ubuntu download page and download the latest LTS image.
VirtualBox New - How to usel linux in Windows

2. In VirtualBox, click New.

VirtualBox Name of VM

3. In the new window that appears, in the name tab, type Ubuntu. The VM will automatically detect that you want to install Ubuntu. Then click on Next.

VirtualBox RAM

4. Give at least 2GB (2048 MB) of RAM and click on Next.

VirtualBox create virtual hard disk

5. Check the option Create a virtual hard disk now and click Create.

VirtualBox expert mode

6. By default, if you click Next and create a VDI, only 10GB of space will be allocated. Instead, click on Expert Mode and create a VDI of at least 25 GB.

VirtualBox create VDI

7. Click on Create. You have now created a VDI. Now, all we need to do is select the Ubuntu image that you downloaded and install it.

8. Now, click on Start. The VM will start and ask you to select a virtual disk file. Add the Ubuntu ISO from where you downloaded it.

VirtualBox add disk image choose

9. Finally, click on Choose and start the VM.

VirtualBox Ubuntu disk check

10. Ubuntu will now do a quick disk check. After it’s done, you’ll boot into the OS and the installation wizard.

Step 3: Installing Ubuntu

Phew! Don’t give up; we’re almost done. Here comes the installation part.

11. Click on Install Ubuntu, select the keyboard layout and language, the installation type (make sure you select install third-party software for graphics and Wi-Fi hardware and additional media formats option.

12. Finally, click on Install Now.

Choose username and password

13. Select your Time zone and enter your name, your computer’s name, username, and password.

Installation progress - How to use linux in Windows

14. Sit back and relax.

You will be asked to restart the computer. Click on restart. When it prompts you to remove the installation media and click enter, click the enter key, and the OS will restart.

Installing Ubuntu on VirtualBox final step - how to use linux in Windows
VirtualBox Ubuntu Start - How to use linux in Windows

Voila! You have successfully installed Linux in Windows using VirtualBox. That was pretty easy, wasn’t it? Now all you need to do to boot again is open the VirtualBox manager and click on start.

Using Windows Subsystem For Linux V2.0

We’ve already written an article on how to install WSL2 on Windows. Some of the advantages of using WSL over a VM are better performance and lower resource usage, thanks to the tweaked Linux Kernel.

Having trouble following the steps in this tutorial? Let us know in the comments section below.

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