Week 1: INSTALLING VIRTUAL MACHINE FOR ORACLE VIRTUALBOX
1. PURPOSE OF THE WORK
Get the initial skills of working with Oracle VirtualBox Virtual Environment. Learn how to launch and log in to UNIX/Linux.
Other Popular Virtual Environments: QUEMI, VMWare ESX, Microsoft Hyper-V, XEN.
Understand the difference among Windows, MacOS, Linux
2. TASKS FOR WORK
2.1. Install and test Oracle VirtualBox Virtual Environment. (Do only for your home Windows/Mac computer, username=your surname,
servername = yourname). (screen 1)
2.2. Select, install and test Linux VM from osboxes.org Ubuntu Virtual Machine Images for VirtualBox and VMware (osboxes.org) or
official web-site (for example, Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS) (screen 2)
2.5. Do chapters, pass exams in NDG Linux Essentials English course. (check “for students” document if you didn’t get it) (screen 3-4)
2.7. Do tasks in Report1. (screen 5-8)
3. REPORT
Make a report about this work (with Screenshots) and send it to the teacher
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GUIDELINES
1 INSTALLING VIRTUALBOX
Remark. Do only for your home Windows/Mac computer if VirtualBox is not already installed!
1.1. Read the article: https://m.wikihow.com/Install-Ubuntu-on-VirtualBox
Virtual Box support OVA and VDI files.
• OVA – Open Virtualization Format Archive, which includes virtual machine settings – CPU, RAM, NET, other.
• VDI – default VirtualBox Disk Image format. VMDK – VM Ware disk (can split big file). VHD – Microsoft disk.
1.2. Download VirtualBox and Extensions Pack from here http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
1.3. Install VirtualBox, read help on site http://help.ubuntu.ru/wiki/virtualbox
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1.4. Download and install Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS: Download Ubuntu Desktop | Download | Ubuntu
Or another link: https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/how-to-run-ubuntu-desktop-on-a-virtual-machine-using-virtualbox#1-overview
username=your surname, servername = yourname
1.5 Install Ubuntu 22.10 On M1 or M2 Mac use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O19mv1pe76M
1.3 Test
Open the terminal by Ctrl+Alt+T and run the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y mc
2. You need to go https://www.netacad.com/ru
Register with your astanait account
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2.1 Open the course NDG Linux Essentials English:
2.2 Check the theory and answer the questions in Chapter 01, Chapter 02, Chapter 03, Chapter 04,
Chapter 05 Exams. Take a screenshot of a page with grade, attempt, login name. Like that
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2.3 Do laboratory work 5 in the course NDG Linux Essentials English:
2.4 Check the “report for assignment” document and fill it with your answers. Upload your document to the moodle. Name it like that:
Assignment1_ your NAME
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