Of course, we would select a “Dynamically Allocated” option to mount more space at a later stage. However, it is highly recommended to not choose less than 1GB. For example, if your host system has 8GB or 4GB RAM, you should select half of it (4GB or 2GB) for better performance.

Here, you have to choose the base memory based on your host system RAM size. So, click on continue and move to the next step to select the RAM size. VirtualBox - Set OS Name, Type And Version However, you can also modify it later on. When you type the name, VirtualBox will automatically detect the type and version of your OS. Virtualbox - Creating A New MachineĮnter a new name for your operating system in a prompt window. Now open the application and you’ll notice a symbol indicating “New.” Click on the same symbol or use keyboard shortcut CTRL+N to create a new virtual instance. I hope you’ve successfully set up your VirtualBox.

The installation will finish in two minutes and you’re ready for the second part, i.e., creating a virtual machine for Ubuntu. In each wizard window, you don’t have to do anything except click on the next and keep the default setting checked.

Ubuntu server 20.04 virtualbox image