How to Install Linux in Windows 11 using a Virtualbox

Installing Linux is straightforward but some settings are critical otherwise errors will occur.

In this article, I will install Linux Mint 21.3 ‘Virginia’ Cinnamon Edition inside Windows 11 using Oracle’s VirtualBox 7.0.

System requirements:

• 1GB RAM (2GB recommended for comfortable usage).
• 15GB of disk space (20GB recommended).
• 1024×768 resolution (on lower resolutions, press ALT to drag windows with the mouse if they don’t fit in the screen).
• It works out of the box, with full multimedia support and is extremely easy to use.
• It’s both free of cost and open source. (Support welcome with donations)
• It’s community-driven. Users are encouraged to send feedback to the project so that their ideas can be used to improve Linux Mint.
• The 64-bit ISO can boot with BIOS or UEFI.

When you first boot, Linux Mint starts a live session. Then click install.

Linux comes in the form of an ISO image (an .iso file) which can be used to make a bootable DVD or USB stick and in this instance added as a virtual CDrom.

The files needed to run inside Windows 10 / 11 / 12 to download is VirtualBox

ISO Download Page: Click here

From version 20 onward, only 64-bit is available.

If you have an INTEL processor then have a look at the FREE Intel® Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager software.

To make a Bootable USB stick for installing fresh onto a computer, the following software can do it – RUFUS / Etcher / Unetbootin

Other FREE BSD Linux Operating System Distros

Not noticed before, but EndeavourOS 22 (based on Arch Linux) has appeared up in the TOP 10.

• MX Linux 23 | A cooperative venture between the antiX and former MEPIS, using the best tools from each distro.
• TAILS 5.18 (Privacy) | Debian-based live DVD/USB providing complete Internet anonymity for the user.
• Manjaro Xfce 23 | Embodies the traditional UNIX philosophy of modularity and re-usability.
• openSUSE Leap 15.5 | New Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, and Container Packages.
• Ubuntu Linux 22 LTS | Ubuntu is an open source software operating system .
• PCLinux OS64 KDE5