This is a continuation of the post Why would one learn Linux in the first place? Intro to Linux

Get setup with Linux

Setup instructions This was done on MacOS but the instructions are left a bit general since they don’t differ much for OSes

We will install the following

1) Vagrant

2) Virtualbox

Vagrant uses a base image to quickly clone a virtual machine, and saves time and resources in the installation process. This is faster than setting up a virtual machine manually through a virtual box

Virtualbox is the virtualization software that we will use, it is free and platform agnostic.

3) Download the VirtualBox insaller and follow the installation prompts as shown below

4) Open up your terminal

Once you get output at the terminal with the following command, you have a successful installation

vagrant -h

I like Vagrant for its catalog of box OSes. It’s also fairly fast and much more performant than using a local VM on your host machine.