Machine Folder – Location where your VM files will be placed.This is where you will decide which Guest OS flavor ( Windows, Linux, BSD, macOS) you choose to install, what will be the RAM size and how to create/attach the hard disk file. Choose Expert Mode Expert Mode Virtual Machine Setup To use the expert mode you have to choose “ Expert Mode” as shown in the below image. The difference between both these modes are, Guided Mode will show each configuration item in a different window while expert mode will show it in a single window. You will configure disk space, Number of Ram, CPU Cores, etc. The first step is to configure the hardware profile for your CentOS Guest OS. Open Virtualbox and press “ New” icon or press “CTRL+N”. Once the iso file is downloaded you can start building the Guest OS. Download CentOS 7 Linux Create New CentOS 7 Virtual Machine

I choose to download the Minimal version via torrent. Download CentOS 7 Linuxįirst, we have to download the CentOS 7.9 iso file from the official site. Whereas CentOS 8 support will end at the end of 2021. Note: The support for CentOS 7 remains unchanged, which means updates and security patches will be available until June 30, 2024. I choose CentOS 7 with a Minimal install you can choose whatever OS you prefer. You can check the official page to check the list of supported Guest OS. Now it’s time to choose and install a Guest OS. In the previous article, we have seen how to install Virtualbox in different flavors of Linux.

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