{"id":13499,"date":"2022-07-19T21:11:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T18:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=13499"},"modified":"2024-03-09T20:15:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T17:15:21","slug":"install-rocky-linux-9-on-virtualbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-rocky-linux-9-on-virtualbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Rocky Linux 9 on VirtualBox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this tutorial, you will learn on how to easily install Rocky Linux 9 on VirtualBox. With <a href=\"https:\/\/rockylinux.org\/news\/rocky-linux-9-0-ga-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rocky Linux 9 now being available<\/a>, you might want to try it out and the best way out is through installing it as a virtual machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install Rocky Linux 9 on VirtualBox<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Download Rocky Linux Installation ISO file<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to Rocky Linux <a href=\"https:\/\/rockylinux.org\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">downloads page<\/a> and grab an ISO file for your specific system architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create New VirtualBox VM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Launch VirtualBox and create a new VM with your preferred settings such as <strong>networking<\/strong>, <strong>disk size<\/strong>, <strong>system resources<\/strong> etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-1.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"881\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-1.png\" alt=\"Install Rocky Linux 9 on VirtualBox\" class=\"wp-image-13501\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-1.png?v=1658249551 881w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-1-768x427.png?v=1658249551 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 881px) 100vw, 881px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, step through the new vm wizard to;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>assign enough memory to the VM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create hard disk for the VM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set the hard disk type<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Storage location and size<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attach Rocky Linux 9 Installation ISO to the VM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have created and setup a new VirtualBox VM for Rocky Linux 9, higlight the vm open the settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <strong>Storage<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Controller:IDE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, click the disk like icon with a plus sign to choose the Rocky Linux 9 disk to attach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-2-1.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13504\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-2-1.png?v=1658249687 906w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-2-1-768x481.png?v=1658249687 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also add other network interfaces for example;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adapter 1 set it to NAT to allow the VM to access Internet via the host system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adapter 2 you can set it to host only just in case you want it to communicate with other vms on your host machine and even facilitate easy access from the host system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-3.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"962\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13503\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-3.png?v=1658249591 962w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-3-768x463.png?v=1658249591 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Ok<\/strong> when done updating the Rocky Linux 9 vm settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install Rocky Linux 9 Virtual Machine on VirtualBox<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have setup your VM and attached the Rocky ISO file, and done updating other settings, start the vm to begin the installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it runs, select the first installation option,&nbsp;<strong><code>Install Rocky Linux 9.0<\/code><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-4.png\" alt=\"Install Rocky Linux 9 on VirtualBox\" class=\"wp-image-13505\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-4.png?v=1658249731 860w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-4-768x522.png?v=1658249731 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose your installation language,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under the installation summary;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>set your <strong>Localization<\/strong> settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <strong>Software<\/strong> summary, you can choose whether to <strong>install minimal version, server headless version<\/strong> (<strong>Server<\/strong>) or <strong>Rocky Linux 9 desktop<\/strong> version (<strong>Server with GUI<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <strong>System<\/strong> settings, choose the installation medium, set the networking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <strong>User<\/strong> settings, set the <strong>root<\/strong> account password as well as other user accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-5.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"914\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-5.png\" alt=\"Install Rocky Linux 9 on VirtualBox\" class=\"wp-image-13506\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-5.png?v=1658249767 914w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-5-768x553.png?v=1658249767 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Click&nbsp;<code><strong>Begin Installation<\/strong><\/code>&nbsp;to proceed with installation of Rocky Linux 9 desktop version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-6.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-6.png\" alt=\"Install Rocky Linux 9 on VirtualBox\" class=\"wp-image-13507\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-6.png?v=1658249782 896w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-6-768x564.png?v=1658249782 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After the installation completes, instead of rebooting your Rocky Linux 9 virtual machine just power it off and detach the installation ISO file from the storage, otherwise the installation process will restart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Running Rocky Linux 9 on VirtualBox<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have detached the installation medium, boot up your Rocky Linux 9 virtual machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grub menu, the first entry is selected by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rocky-linux-8-virtualbox.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rocky-linux-8-virtualbox.png\" alt=\"Install Rocky Linux 9 on VirtualBox\" class=\"wp-image-8777\" width=\"766\" height=\"435\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And there you go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-12.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1025\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-12.png\" alt=\"Install Rocky Linux 9 on VirtualBox\" class=\"wp-image-13521\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-12.png?v=1658254240 1025w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-12-768x516.png?v=1658254240 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1025px) 100vw, 1025px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you installed the desktop version, go through the setup and create your standard user account ans start using Rocky Linux 9!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To finalize the installation such screenshot is login interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-9.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1060\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13510\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-9.png?v=1658251255 1060w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-9-768x509.png?v=1658251255 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sample login screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-10.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13511\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-10.png?v=1658251335 862w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-10-768x587.png?v=1658251335 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>That is all about how to install Rocky Linux 9 Virtual Machine on VirtualBox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also check;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-virtualbox-guest-additions-on-rocky-linux-9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Rocky Linux 9<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Tutorials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-kali-linux-2022-2-on-virtualbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install Kali Linux 2022.2 on VirtualBox<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-portainer-on-rocky-linux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer 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