{"id":15629,"date":"2023-03-04T08:38:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T05:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=15629"},"modified":"2024-03-10T08:34:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T05:34:17","slug":"easy-way-to-install-linux-mint-21-on-virtualbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/easy-way-to-install-linux-mint-21-on-virtualbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy way to Install Linux Mint 21 on VirtualBox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How to install Linux Mint Cinnamon virtual machine? Follow through this tutorial to learn an easy way to install Linux Mint 21 on VirtualBox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#installing-linux-mint-21-on-virtual-box-7\">Installing Linux Mint 21 on VirtualBox 7<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#download-linux-mint-21-installation-iso-file\">Download Linux Mint 21 Installation ISO file<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#create-new-virtual-box-linux-mint-21-vm\">Create New VirtualBox Linux Mint 21 VM<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#name-and-operating-system-of-the-vm\">Name and Operating System of the VM<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#set-the-vm-hardware\">Set the VM Hardware<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#vm-virtual-hard-disk\">VM Virtual Hard Disk<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#virtual-machine-setup-summary\">Virtual Machine Setup Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#additional-settings-for-the-virtual-machine\">Additional Settings for the Virtual Machine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#installing-linux-mint-21-vm-on-virtual-box\">Installing Linux Mint 21 VM on VirtualBox<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#running-linux-mint-21-on-virtual-box\">Running Linux Mint 21 on VirtualBox<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"installing-linux-mint-21-on-virtual-box-7\">Installing Linux Mint 21 on VirtualBox 7<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"download-linux-mint-21-installation-iso-file\">Download Linux Mint 21 Installation ISO file<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to Linux Mint 21 ISOs&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/download.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">downloads page<\/a>&nbsp;and grab an ISO file for your specific Linux mint flavor. We are using Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"create-new-virtual-box-linux-mint-21-vm\">Create New VirtualBox Linux Mint 21 VM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Launch VirtualBox and create a new VM with your preferred settings such as&nbsp;<strong>networking<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>disk size<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>system resources<\/strong>&nbsp;etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"name-and-operating-system-of-the-vm\">Name and Operating System of the VM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To begin with, define the name of the virtual machine and the Operating system. Additionally, select the ISO image that will be used to install your Linux Mint 21 vm on VirtualBox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-vm-name-and-os.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"859\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-vm-name-and-os.png\" alt=\"Install Linux Mint 21 on VirtualBox\" class=\"wp-image-15635\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-vm-name-and-os.png?v=1677905590 859w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-vm-name-and-os-768x457.png?v=1677905590 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that we will be using VirtualBox 7, which supports unattended guest VM installation. However, Linux mint doesn&#8217;t support unattended guest installation, hence, ensure that the <strong>Skip unattended installation<\/strong> is checked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"set-the-vm-hardware\">Set the VM Hardware<a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-1.png\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, assign the VM required RAM and vCPUs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-vm-hardware-setup.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"856\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-vm-hardware-setup.png\" alt=\"Install Linux Mint 21 on VirtualBox\" class=\"wp-image-15636\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-vm-hardware-setup.png?v=1677905690 856w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-vm-hardware-setup-768x462.png?v=1677905690 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"vm-virtual-hard-disk\">VM Virtual Hard Disk<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Create a Virtual hard disk for your Linux Mint 21 vm. Choose the disk size of your preference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-vm-hard-disk.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-vm-hard-disk.png\" alt=\"Install Linux Mint 21 on VirtualBox\" class=\"wp-image-15637\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-vm-hard-disk.png?v=1677905730 857w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-vm-hard-disk-768x460.png?v=1677905730 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"virtual-machine-setup-summary\">Virtual Machine Setup Summary<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Go through the virtual machine setup summary and when you are happy with the configuration press <strong>Finish<\/strong> to create the virtual machine. Alternatively you can go back and modify the configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-vm-installation-summary.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"861\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-vm-installation-summary.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15638\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-vm-installation-summary.png?v=1677905759 861w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-vm-installation-summary-768x454.png?v=1677905759 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 861px) 100vw, 861px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You should now see your vm added to the list of the VirtualBox vms;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-virtualbox.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1242\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-virtualbox.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15639\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-virtualbox.png?v=1677905788 1242w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-virtualbox-768x422.png?v=1677905788 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"additional-settings-for-the-virtual-machine\">Additional Settings for the Virtual Machine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to further customize your VM before installation, then select the vm and open the settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-2-1.png\"><\/a>We will only update the network settings of the vm at this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, under network settings;<\/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\/2023\/03\/vm-network-settings.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1295\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vm-network-settings.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15640\" title=\"Install Linux Mint 21 on VirtualBox 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vm-network-settings.png?v=1677905832 1295w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vm-network-settings-768x246.png?v=1677905832 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1295px) 100vw, 1295px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-3.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click&nbsp;<strong>Ok<\/strong>&nbsp;when done updating the Linux Mint 21 vm settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"installing-linux-mint-21-vm-on-virtual-box\">Installing Linux Mint 21 VM on VirtualBox<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have setup your VM, click <strong>start<\/strong> to begin the installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it runs, select the first installation option,&nbsp;<strong><code>Start Linux Mint 21.1 Cinnamon 64-bit<\/code><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-linux-mint-on-virtualbox.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-linux-mint-on-virtualbox.png\" alt=\"Install Linux Mint 21 on VirtualBox\" class=\"wp-image-15641\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-linux-mint-on-virtualbox.png?v=1677905852 855w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/install-linux-mint-on-virtualbox-768x461.png?v=1677905852 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Linux Mint will boot into Live desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-live-desktop-installer.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-live-desktop-installer.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15642\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-live-desktop-installer.png?v=1677905918 1022w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-live-desktop-installer-768x579.png?v=1677905918 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From the desktop, launch the installer by double click the <strong>Install Linux Mint<\/strong> disk on the desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose your installation language and keyboard layout,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want, you can install multimedia codecs. We skipped it!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On installation type, we selected;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Erase disk and install Linux Mint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use LVM with new Linux Mint installation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/installation-type.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1044\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/installation-type.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15643\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/installation-type.png?v=1677905948 1044w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/installation-type-768x583.png?v=1677905948 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Install Now<\/strong> and confirm changes written to the disk to continue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select your location,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create your User accounts and continue with to install of Linux Mint 21 on VirtualBox.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start the installation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once the installation is complete, click restart now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1069\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/installation-complete-restart.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15644\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/installation-complete-restart.png?v=1677907518 1069w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/installation-complete-restart-768x579.png?v=1677907518 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1069px) 100vw, 1069px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Press ENTER to detach installation ISO image and reboot the vm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"running-linux-mint-21-on-virtual-box\">Running Linux Mint 21 on VirtualBox<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After reboot, you will land on your Linux Mint 21 desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-desktop.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"908\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-desktop.png\" alt=\"Install Linux Mint 21 on VirtualBox\" class=\"wp-image-15645\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-desktop.png?v=1677907874 908w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-desktop-768x581.png?v=1677907874 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-12.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Login to your Linux Mint 21 Desktop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-virtualbox-vm.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"935\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-virtualbox-vm.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15646\" title=\"Install Linux Mint 21 on VirtualBox 9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-virtualbox-vm.png?v=1677907992 935w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/linux-mint-virtualbox-vm-768x582.png?v=1677907992 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 935px) 100vw, 935px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>That is all about how to install Linux Mint 21 virtual machine on VirtualBox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"other-tutorials\">Other Tutorials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/upgrade-virtualbox-6-x-to-virtualbox-7-x-on-ubuntu-debian\/\">Upgrade VirtualBox 6.x to VirtualBox 7.x on Ubuntu\/Debian<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/create-and-manage-virtualbox-vm-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Create and Manage VirtualBox VM Groups<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/easily-access-shared-folder-on-linux-virtualbox-vm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Easily Access Shared Folder on Linux VirtualBox VM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to install Linux Mint Cinnamon virtual machine? Follow through this tutorial to learn an easy way to install Linux Mint 21 on VirtualBox. 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