Time for action – using the Turnkey Linux File Server appliance

In this exercise, you'll learn how to download and use the Turnkey Linux File Server virtual appliance from http://www.turnkeylinux.org.

1. Open a web browser window on your host, go to http://www.turnkeylinux.org/fileserver, scroll down until you locate the DOWNLOAD BETA section, and click on the Installable Live CD image link (at the time of this writing, it was labeled as 138MB ISO, but maybe you'll see a different size):

   

2. Wait for the open/download file dialog to appear, and save the ISO file to your hard drive.

3. Once the file is downloaded, open VirtualBox, and click on the New button to create a new virtual machine. The New Virtual Machine Wizard will appear. Click on Next to continue.

4. The VM Name and OS Type screen will show up next. Type FileServerVB in the Name field, select Linux as the Operating System and Ubuntu as the Version, and click on Next to continue.

5. Leave the default 384 MB value in the Memory dialog box, and click...