Introducing VirtualBox & Debian: MyOwnGeek, #1

By Dan Fleming

If you are comfortable using the typical desktop computer and have an interest in PC Virtualization and Linux, then this module is for you!

 

VirtualBox is a powerful piece of software that allows you to create a Virtual Machine or VM, that will emulate a whole computer.  Using this software you will be introduced to the Debian Linux Operating System.

 

MyOwnGeek modules aim to teach just enough to open the door so you can set sail and explore on your own. Each module will build on a prior one so you can continue to expand your computing horizons.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dan Fleming
• Release date: May 18, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223123118

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Introducing VirtualBox & Debian

A Level 1 MyOwnGeek Module

Dan Fleming

Copyright © 2023 by Dan Fleming

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No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law.

Contents

Forward

Introduction

1. Installing VirtualBox

2. Creating Your First VM

3. Installing Debian

4. Testing Debian

5. MyOwnGeek Review

Forward

I like tinkering with computing technology. I was first introduced to a personal computer by my Dad. It was a chunky keyboard with a chubby screen, the brand new Radio Shack Tandy TRS-80 Model 1.

TRS-80 Model 1

TRS-80 Model 1

Very utility looking. That computer was discontinued 42 years ago! Ouch. Clearly the geek in me is aging! Anyhow, Dad had the foresight to see the future, and that first computer started hobby that I enjoy to this day.

At the age of 11 in 1979 I was learning how to program with BASIC, a rather clunky programming language. Then I