How to install Linux and Windows on a VirtualBox machine

Simply stated, Virtual machines (VMs) are computers inside computers. They are one of the best kept secrets in computers, particularly for consumers. Even people who have been involved with computer technology for a while can be intimidated by them but they are not that hard to use. In fact most web apps are harder to use than setting up a VM.

In this episode of the House of Hacks, Harley removes the shroud of mystery surrounding them and shows how easy they are to work with. In this video, he covers:
1) What is a virtual machine? https://youtu.be/fvW6sJ1PFGc?t=1m29s
2) Why use a virtual machine? https://youtu.be/fvW6sJ1PFGc?t=2m57s
3) How does a virtual machine work? https://youtu.be/fvW6sJ1PFGc?t=4m2s
4) What choices are there for virtual machines? https://youtu.be/fvW6sJ1PFGc?t=5m32s
5) What kind of system is needed to run virtual machines? https://youtu.be/fvW6sJ1PFGc?t=6m59s
6) How to install VirtualBox software. https://youtu.be/fvW6sJ1PFGc?t=7m47s
7) How to create a virtual machine. https://youtu.be/fvW6sJ1PFGc?t=9m3s
8) How to install Windows on a VirtualBox machine. https://youtu.be/fvW6sJ1PFGc?t=12m52s
9) How to install Linux on a VirtualBox machine. https://youtu.be/fvW6sJ1PFGc?t=15m44s
10) Take a one question survey. https://youtu.be/fvW6sJ1PFGc?t=17m57s

References:
Application virtualization, past and future: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-virtual-machine-architectures/
Wikipedia: Virtual Machine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine
History of Virtualization: http://www.everythingvm.com/content/history-virtualization
Wikipedia: Comparison of platform virtualization software: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_platform_virtualization_software

Subscribe for more DIY videos: https://goo.gl/0wxKv7

Watch my most recent video: https://goo.gl/uVXA8I

For a written transcript, go to http://www.house-of-hacks.com/2016/08/how-to-install-free-virtual-machine-for.html

Music under Creative Commons License By Attribution 3.0.
Intro/Exit: "Hot Swing" by Kevin MacLeod at http://incompetech.com
Sound effect: living-room-light-switch by alienxxx at http://freesound.org

Видео How to install Linux and Windows on a VirtualBox machine канала House of Hacks