{"id":22234,"date":"2024-04-21T13:40:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T10:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=22234"},"modified":"2024-04-22T22:34:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T19:34:59","slug":"install-wubuntu-linux-on-virtualbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-wubuntu-linux-on-virtualbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Wubuntu Linux on VirtualBox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Follow through this guide to learn how to install Wubuntu Linux on VirtualBox. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wubuntu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wubuntu.org<\/a>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Wubuntu &#8211; Linux with Windows appearance, without any hardware restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Wubuntu is an operating system based on Ubuntu LTS that has a similar appearance to Windows using the open-source themes. Wubuntu also comes with a set of advanced tools called PowerTools that allows you to use features such as Control Panel and Windows-style network and general settings, Android emulation interface with video acceleration, synchronization with OneDrive, improved Wine compatibility for applications .exe and .msi and is fully compatible with any hardware. It does not require TPM, Secure Boot, POPCNT or any other absurd requirements. Wubuntu is already shipped with Copilot, Edge, Teams, PowerShell, Skype and much more!<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wubuntu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.wubuntu.org<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\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-wubuntu-linux-on-virtual-box-7\">Installing Wubuntu Linux on VirtualBox 7<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#download-wubuntu-installation-iso\">Download Wubuntu Installation ISO<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#recommended-hardware-requirements\">Recommended Hardware Requirements<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#create-wubuntu-virtual-machine-on-virtual-box-7\">Create Wubuntu Virtual Machine on VirtualBox 7<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#name-and-operating-system-of-the-vm\">Name and Operating System of the VM<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#set-the-vm-hardware-specs\ufffc\">Set the VM Hardware Specs\ufffc<\/a><\/li><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><li><a href=\"#attach-network-interfaces-to-wubuntu-vm\">Attach Network Interfaces to Wubuntu VM<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#install-wubuntu-on-virtual-box\">Install Wubuntu on VirtualBox<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#login-to-wubuntu-plasma-desktop\">Login to Wubuntu Plasma Desktop<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"installing-wubuntu-linux-on-virtual-box-7\">Installing Wubuntu Linux on VirtualBox 7<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"download-wubuntu-installation-iso\">Download Wubuntu Installation ISO<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wubuntu.org\/index.php\/get\/wubuntu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wubuntu downloads page<\/a> and grab an installation ISO file. We will be downloading a free edition ISO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You also realize that there is different flavors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wubuntu Plasma &#8211; Windows 11 Theme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wubuntu Cinnamon &#8211; Windows 10 Theme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linuxfx RedSand 11.4.4 Plasma LTS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We will be installing Wubuntu Plasma &#8211; Windows 11 Theme. You can download the flavor of your choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also obtain the ISO file and pull down using wget or curl command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>wget https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/windows-ubuntu\/files\/windows11-theme\/windows-ubuntu-11.4.4-copilot-win11-plasma-amd64.iso<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"recommended-hardware-requirements\">Recommended Hardware Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Wubuntu plasma edition, the recommended system requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 GHz dual-core processor or better<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 GB system memory (4 GB is highly recommended)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>25 GB of free hard drive space (SSD is highly recommended)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"create-wubuntu-virtual-machine-on-virtual-box-7\">Create Wubuntu Virtual Machine on VirtualBox 7<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Open VirtualBox manager and create a new Virtual Machine for Wubuntu<\/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;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>set the name of the virtual machine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>set the installation folder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>select the ISO image that will be used to install Wubuntu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The OS type and version should be auto-detected. If not, choose accordigly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>VirtualBox 7 supports unattended guest VM installation. Unfortunately, Wubuntu doesn\u2019t support unattended installation as of this writing. So let\u2019s skip unattended guest installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"942\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu.png?v=1713693090\" alt=\"install wubuntu on virtualbox\" class=\"wp-image-22237\" title=\"Install Ubuntu 24.04 on VirtualBox 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu.png?v=1713693090 942w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-768x417.png?v=1713693090 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"set-the-vm-hardware-specs\ufffc\">Set the VM Hardware Specs<a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/rocky-linux-9-virtualbox-1.png\"><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, assign the VM required RAM and vCPUs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-cpu-and-ram-virtualbox.png?v=1713693185\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22238\" title=\"Install Ubuntu 24.04 on VirtualBox 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-cpu-and-ram-virtualbox.png?v=1713693185 950w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-cpu-and-ram-virtualbox-768x418.png?v=1713693185 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\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 VM. Choose the disk size of your preference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-virtual-disk.png?v=1713693324\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22239\" title=\"Install Ubuntu 24.04 on VirtualBox 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-virtual-disk.png?v=1713693324 950w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-virtual-disk-768x426.png?v=1713693324 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\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&nbsp;<strong>Finish<\/strong>&nbsp;to create the virtual machine. Alternatively you can go back and modify the configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-virtualbox-setup-summary.png?v=1713693403\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22240\" title=\"Install Ubuntu 24.04 on VirtualBox 4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-virtualbox-setup-summary.png?v=1713693403 943w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-virtualbox-setup-summary-768x422.png?v=1713693403 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"attach-network-interfaces-to-wubuntu-vm\">Attach Network Interfaces to Wubuntu VM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Open the virtual machines settings and navigate to the Network settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, first interface attached is NAT. This is required to give the VM Internet access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, attach a host-only interface to allow you access the vm from the host!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"949\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-network-settings.png?v=1713693565\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22241\" title=\"Install Ubuntu 24.04 on VirtualBox 5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-network-settings.png?v=1713693565 949w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-network-settings-768x470.png?v=1713693565 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 949px) 100vw, 949px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <strong>Ok<\/strong> when done attaching the networks to the VM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can do more pre-install configs if you want!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install-wubuntu-on-virtual-box\">Install Wubuntu on VirtualBox<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When done with pre-install configs, click&nbsp;<strong>Start<\/strong>&nbsp;to start the installation. When the VM starts, double click <strong>Install System<\/strong>&nbsp;icon from the desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/install-wubuntu.png?v=1713693896\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22242\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/install-wubuntu.png?v=1713693896 853w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/install-wubuntu-768x606.png?v=1713693896 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose you installation language<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"543\" class=\"wp-image-22243\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-virtualbox-install-language.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-virtualbox-install-language.png?v=1713694508 846w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-virtualbox-install-language-768x613.png?v=1713694508 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose your region.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"538\" class=\"wp-image-22244\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/select-your-regions.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/select-your-regions.png?v=1713694719 852w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/select-your-regions-768x608.png?v=1713694719 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose your keyboard layout. (<em>Will go with default, English (US)<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configure your partitions. I chose <strong>Erase disk<\/strong> to go with automatic partition.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"541\" class=\"wp-image-22245\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-partitioning.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-partitioning.png?v=1713694760 850w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-partitioning-768x611.png?v=1713694760 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Setup your user account on the VM:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your Name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your username<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computer\u2019s name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Password<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose whether or not to disable need for password during login!<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"536\" class=\"wp-image-22246\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-user-account.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-user-account.png?v=1713694806 852w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-user-account-768x605.png?v=1713694806 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install Wubuntu on VirtualBox<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When installation is complete, click <strong>Done<\/strong> restart the VM;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/restart-wubuntu-finish-install.png?v=1713694996\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22248\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/restart-wubuntu-finish-install.png?v=1713694996 849w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/restart-wubuntu-finish-install-768x611.png?v=1713694996 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When prompted, press <strong>ENTER<\/strong> to remove the installation medium file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"login-to-wubuntu-plasma-desktop\">Login to Wubuntu Plasma Desktop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the vm reboots, enter your credentials on the login interface;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-login-interface.png?v=1713695764\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22249\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-login-interface.png?v=1713695764 794w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-login-interface-768x653.png?v=1713695764 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wubuntu desktop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-desktop.png?v=1713695871\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22250\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-desktop.png?v=1713695871 794w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wubuntu-desktop-768x653.png?v=1713695871 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And there you go! You have successfully installed Wubuntu on VirtualBox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To optimize the VM functionality, install VirtualBox guest additions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-virtualbox-guest-additions-on-wubuntu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Wubuntu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow through this guide to learn how to install Wubuntu Linux on VirtualBox. 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