Use virtualBox to install a Linux virtual machine

1. Download centos-8.2.2004

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Click x86_64

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Choose a suitable mirror source to download, I choose Alibaba Cloud ,

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Choose the right version to download

Be sure to remember the location of the downloaded iso file! ! ! Later configuration will be used

2. Create a new virtual machine

Open VirtualBox

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Click New

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Fill in the name, type, version and other information of the environment (as shown in the figure above)

Because Centos is actually a clone of RedHat, the version type is RedHat (64-bit)

Then click next

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Set the memory size according to your computer, and then click Next

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If it is the first time to use, select "Create Now". If you have already created a virtual machine, you can directly click "Use Existing". I choose "Use Existing" here, and then click Create.

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You can find more virtual machines with centos 8

3. Associate the centos-8.2.2004 ISO file with the virtual machine

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Click "Settings"

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Click store

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Click "No Disc", then click the small disc icon in the upper right corner

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Click "select virtual disk file" and enter the path where you just downloaded centos-8.2.2004 to find the iso file

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Select and click "Open"

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Click "OK"

Click on the system and drag to set the "CD-ROM drive" as the first boot sequence, and then click OK
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4. Install centos-8.2.2004 to the virtual disk

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Click to start

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Choose Install Centos Linux 8

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Choose Chinese for installation language, click to continue

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As a result, the installation cannot be performed normally at this step. The reason is that the installation space is insufficient because I directly chose "Use existing virtual hard disk file" to install the virtual machine. How to solve it?

Solution

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Click Settings

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Choose Create

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Start again

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Wait for the installation and

installation to complete, restart to use, the

follow-up has been the default next step

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