install Linux on Windows 10 | Install Ubuntu on Windows 10 using Virtualbox ?

[ivtec]

Has anybody installed Linux on Windows 10 using Virtualbox? and since my old PC will have support after oct 25 and won't update to 11 , i just want to use win 10 for Music notation program and use Progdvb iptv player .

[GLISIT]

Hi ivtec - I've installed various Linux flavors on Win 7/10/11 using both VirtualBox and VMWare. It's been a couple of years since I used VirtualBox but I can definitively say I didn't have any issues that prevented me from using it for about 6-7 years. If you have any specific questions about the install, let me know and I will try to assist!

Also, not sure if you're aware but VMWare decided that they're going to release VMWare Workstation and Fusion free for personal use. I've used Workstation for about 10 years, so I find it more "friendly" than Virtualbox, mostly because I'm so used to it :-)

[ivtec]

Hi ivtec - I've installed various Linux flavors on Win 7/10/11 using both VirtualBox and VMWare. It's been a couple of years since I used VirtualBox but I can definitively say I didn't have any issues that prevented me from using it for about 6-7 years. If you have any specific questions about the install, let me know and I will try to assist!

Also, not sure if you're aware but VMWare decided that they're going to release VMWare Workstation and Fusion free for personal use. I've used Workstation for about 10 years, so I find it more "friendly" than Virtualbox, mostly because I'm so used to it :-)

Thanks ;Is this video good on how to do it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rUhGWijf9U

[GLISIT]

Video is a very good walkthrough of the install and config process!

Consider that the video is 4 years old so there might be minor differences in the look and feel of the Virtualbox interface. But otherwise, his steps are spot on.

Some things to look out for:

• Virtual machines can suck up all your storage space. I'd recommend using a secondary drive so you can go wild without it affecting your main drive.
• If you have lots of memory and a good processor, give the VM as much memory and CPUs as you can spare without it bogging down Windows. And you can always adjust this later without it breaking anything.

Have fun!

[stj]

just re-size the windowz partition and install linux in the free space created.

[sam_sam_sam]

Yeah that was a very good video and now you got me interested in going down this rabbit hole again giving this more consideration again because I have several times considered learning this operating system but it looks simpler than what I remember it back a few years ago when I was considering doing then

[petehall347]

why not dual boot ? if you did that you can run a full on virus scan when booted into linux like i did many years ago and it said windows was a virus so i deleted it and never looked back . think we were on xp then . i do however think windows is fine so long as it never connects to the internet .
as for emulators i have never had a high enough spec pc to run it satisfactory .

[GLISIT]

Dual boot is an option, so is having a separate drive and you can just use the BIOS boot function key to select which one you want to boot into. The difference is in the fact that when you're "playing around" with operating systems, a virtual environment is much more flexible. You can adjust VM memory and disk size, add and remove network interfaces, add additional drives and other customizations. And if it gets messed up you can restore a backup or create a new one without affecting your main OS.

The downside is you are sharing memory and CPU with the virtual machine(s). Hence why you need a good amount of RAM and CPU juice to share and not have the laptop slow down.

My biggest use case back then was in having test environments within my laptop that I could use at any time without having to leave my main system. For example,

• Windows XP and Win 7 VMs so I could run legacy Win applications.
• Windows 10 and 11 VMs to test applications without screwing up my main machine.
• A Linux VM with a variety of network tools and other apps.
• A MacOS VM, because why not? Was fun telling people I run MacOS on my Windows 10 laptop.😁

[ivtec]

Video is a very good walkthrough of the install and config process!

Consider that the video is 4 years old so there might be minor differences in the look and feel of the Virtualbox interface. But otherwise, his steps are spot on.

Some things to look out for:

• Virtual machines can suck up all your storage space. I'd recommend using a secondary drive so you can go wild without it affecting your main drive.
• If you have lots of memory and a good processor, give the VM as much memory and CPUs as you can spare without it bogging down Windows. And you can always adjust this later without it breaking anything.

Have fun!

Thanks guys ; You mention that i should use a second HDD and that would be my first option ,but how i connect a second drive ,Do you see in my motherboard output to connect another motherboard Lenovo M-92P 3.20Ghz I5 2400 ,8GB Ram sandy bridge ; https://www.ebay.com/itm/26634731395...faultOrganicWe Maybe this video will help me despite not be same model.;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJDTn7nJmHc

[GLISIT]

ivtec - That motherboard you linked to has 4 SATA ports at the bottom left. You should be able to use those to add additional drives.

[sam_sam_sam]

Using a dual boot computer sometimes is a bad headache because you take a chance that your hard drive will be screwed up and then you have to start all over again I used to use a program called partition magic it was a decent program and I had used it for several years until one day I could not get into either partition I had to reformat the hard disk and start all over again and a few months later the same thing happened again and I was over it and did not use it again

And as far as using a virtual machine I personally think unless you have a decent computer that has plenty of memory and hard drive space you are going to be limited to possibly slow performance and not a stable operating system environment and might be more trouble than what its worth

[ivtec]

ivtec - That motherboard you linked to has 4 SATA ports at the bottom left. You should be able to use those to add additional drives.

Thanks mate .Yes i see ,what about the power supply maybe i share cable from the DVD?

[ivtec]

Using a dual boot computer sometimes is a bad headache because you take a chance that your hard drive will be screwed up and then you have to start all over again I used to use a program called partition magic it was a decent program and I had used it for several years until one day I could not get into either partition I had to reformat the hard disk and start all over again and a few months later the same thing happened again and I was over it and did not use it again

And as far as using a virtual machine I personally think unless you have a decent computer that has plenty of memory and hard drive space you are going to be limited to possibly slow performance and not a stable operating system environment and might be more trouble than what its worth

Thanks mate; what you think is best to use the Ubuntu boot manager or Win boot manager ? if that's possible on Win 10?, one time long time ago when i used Linux and winxp i did that,but now with Win 10 ,i don't know .I only will think of it when Win 10 starts to give issues , maybe at that time will use other option since i have 3 more lenovos same modules sandy bridge , i will install Linux in one of them since i have a VGA splitter and put them side by side and will solve my issue of going through all this trouble .

[GLISIT]

Thanks mate .Yes i see ,what about the power supply maybe i share cable from the DVD?

Yeah, should be OK to split the power rail. But I would suggest first checking the power supply label to make sure it can handle it. Mini PCs are not exactly known to have "beefy" power supplies.

You can do it either with an original cable, or just use a SATA power splitter.

[ivtec]

240 Watts ;https://www.ctsestore.com/products/i...y-for-0809-sff

[GLISIT]

Hard drives (HDD) typically draw 3 W to 10 W depending on the type (SSD, 2.5" or 3.5"), so adding another drive should not cause any power issues.