如何使用VirtualBox设置虚拟机

首先，您只需双击已下载的DEB文件以打开软件中心。然后只需单击“安装”按钮即可安装该软件包：

安装软件包后，按超级键（通常是带有Windows徽标的键盘上的按钮），然后开始键入“ VirtualBox”。当出现VirtualBox图标时，单击它以启动应用程序：

此时，您将看到VirtualBox主窗口：

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请注意，在上面的屏幕截图中，我已经有很多虚拟机-由于您只是从VirtualBox开始，因此您还没有任何虚拟机。要创建一个，请单击工具栏中的“新建”按钮。您将看到“新建虚拟机向导”：

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The wizard will begin by asking you for a name and OS Type for your virtual machine. You may enter whatever name you like - what is entered here will be displayed in the main window later when you go to start your virtual machine. OS Type consists of a list of operating systems and specific versions / distros underneath. For example, if you are giving Fedora a try, select Linux in the OS drop-down and then Fedora in the version drop-down.

The next step asks you for the amount of memory to assign to the virtual machine. In most cases, VirtualBox picks a sensible default based on the information you provided in the previous page and the amount of memory you have installed. Just accept the value and click "Next".

The next step asks what virtual hard disk should be used for your virtual machine. Since you don't have any virtual hard disks yet, leave the "Create New Hard Disk" option selected and click "Next". You will then be guided through the process of creating a new virtual hard disk.

When creating the virtual hard disk, you will first be asked whether you want to create a dynamically expanding hard disk or a fixed size one. Since the fixed size disk will occupy a huge amount of space, I would suggest going with the "Dynamically Resizing Hard Disk" option. The next step is to give it a name (you can just leave that at its default) and select its size. You will need to check the website of your OS to find out the minimum amount of space required. Generally, 10GB should be enough for most Linux distributions while still providing some room to install applications, etc. Once you have finished with the "Create New Virtual Disk" wizard, you will be returned to the "New Virtual Machine Wizard". Click "Next" and then "Finish" and you're done - you've just created a virtual machine!

We're not ready to boot it quite yet though. We need to install the operating system on it. I'll assume that you want to install a Linux OS using an ISO CD image. You'll likely need to download the 32-bit version of the OS you want to try (look for a "32-bit" or "i386 / i586" option). Once you have the ISO file, click your new virtual machine on the left in the main window and click the 'Storage' section on the right:

Click the CD icon in the Storage Tree and then click the smaller CD icon on the right:

Select "Choose a Virtual CD/DVD Disk File" and browse to the location of the ISO file that you downloaded earlier. Now you can click OK and dismiss all of the dialogs.

Your new virtual machine is ready to boot! Simply double-click its entry in the main window on the left and it will (hopefully) start:

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您必须等待一两分钟，才能加载新操作系统的安装菜单/安装程序。要与您的虚拟机进行交互，只需在窗口内部单击即可。VirtualBox将显示一个对话框，说明如何捕获鼠标。

希望这足以让您入门。