Day 0 Linux: Setting up ENV

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Day 0 Linux:  Setting up ENV

Step 1: Setting up environment for Linux

i. Go to BIOS settings of your computer and enable virtualization.

ii. Setup virtualization software on your system from below link.

Download Oracle Virtual Box

Download CENTOS 7

Note: Download CentOS-7-x86_64-Everything-2207-02.iso

Reason: Everything ISO Contains all packages

Step 2: Creating a VM on Virtual Box

Click on Next

Based on your physical RAM of host machine, You can assign memory

Click on Next

Click on Create

Click on Next

Click on Next

Give 30 GB, Click on Create

Give the path of CENTOS7.iso image file

Select ISO file, Click on Open.

Click on OK

Go to vm settings >> Increase video memory to 128MB

Observation: where the snapshots are getting stored

Click on OK

Click on START

Use Right CTRL key switch between HOST and VM

Use up and down arrows and select "Install Centos 7" ENTER

Click on INSTALLATION DESTINATION

Chose "I will configure partitioning"

Create a standard partition

Partition NamePartition Size
/20GB
/home10GB
/boot300MB
/swap2048MB

Choose desktop GUI installation type

Complete the installation