After the successful installation of VirtualBox application, let's go ahead and create our first virtual machine and install Ubuntu Linux on it. Later, we will be using this Ubuntu Linux to configure big data applications and modules. Follow the steps given to set up the VM and install Ubuntu:
- Download the Ubuntu ISO file from https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop.
- Open the VirtualBox application and click on New. Give a Name to your new virtual machine as shown in the following screenshot:
Figure 2.2.1
- Assign memory (RAM). It is recommended to assign 4GB, as shown in the screenshot that follows:
Figure 2.2.2
- The next step is to Create a virtual hard disk now for your VM, as shown in the screenshot that follows:
Figure 2.2.3
- It will ask you to select the type of virtual hard disk you want to create; keep the default option selected...
