I have tried to summarise the set of options you must choose (other than default) in the table below. Most of the steps involve selecting the default options. If you choose a different version of Ubuntu as the guest then the steps may differ slightly. Other versions of VirtualBox running on other operating systems (Windows, MacOS, Linux) should involve the same steps. The virtual machine guest was Ubuntu 12.04.2 Server LTS (32-bit), with filename ubuntu-12.04.2-server-i386.iso (available for download from Ubuntu or from a local mirror. The instructions are for, and were performed with, VirtualBox 4.1.12_Ubuntu r77245 on a host machine running Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop (64-bit). This can be used for those who have never installed Ubuntu before.

Here I list the main steps in performing the install, with selected screenshots. This is relatively straightforward when using VirtualBox (and other VM software). One step in setting up a virtual network is to install Ubuntu in a virtual machine.

Installing Ubuntu 12.04.2 Server LTS as a Virtual Machine

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