Lab 8 ITN 103

Step 1  Virtualization

For this lab, you will need to use your own computer to complete, if you’re able to do it there are other options to try. I will explain later. Let me know if you have problems. I have used VirtualBox many times to run images that are free on the internet. VirtualBox can run in Windows, Apple and Linux so many should be able to use it. Sometimes if you cannot get VirtualBox to run there is a setting in the computer's BIOS, that has to be set to enable to run a virtual operating system, some of you may have this problem.

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Step 2  Downloading an VirtualBox image.

There is a web site that has many VirtualBox images to use. OSBoxes is the site but there are many to choose from.  I have worked with Mint, Ubuntu, Kali, Fedora, Debian (many use this as the base like Ubuntu) and CentOS. I see a version of Android that would be interesting. These images are VDI files and they are hard drive images so adding them to VirtualBox is different. This link may help VDI setup. Now I have had some students having problems with VirtualBox so you can try VMware Workstation that was also free but they recently have been bought. OSBoxes also has VMware images too. I tried the Kali site recently and they have images too, with instructions in how to add.

For those of you running a newer MAC with the M processor you have to make sure you use a software version the is ARM. OSBoxes does not have their images for ARM processors, so you will need to download a Linux version *.iso file and install the version like any operating system.

Step 3 Running the Image in VirtualBox

Run the version you choose, most Linux images should have a desktop. The Linux version you choose can be used later in the class when we start exploring Linux. We will mostly use the command line or the terminal. Comment on what happens and show me an image of your Virtual system with the host present in the image.

If you cannot run VirtualBox or VM ware, you can try Hyper-V for Windows 10 or 11 or installing Windows Sandbox.

Download this Lab and answer the questions asked, comment on the procedures and make sure to add a conclusion. Upload to Canvas under the module for this lab.