See that second item below Base Memory titled Boot Order? Initially, it's going to show CD/DVD-ROM as the first item in the list. Pretty easy so far, right? It gets even easier now, since Ubuntu practically installs itself. Select the distribution file by clicking on the folder icon, then using the standard OS X dialog to find and select it on your Mac. Mine was called "ubuntu-12.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso", but yours might be different dependent on the version number of the download. As your virtual machine boots, it will want to be pointed at the installation media - in this case, that's the Ubuntu distribution file. With your new virtual machine selected in the left sidebar, click the green Start arrow. Guess what? You're back at the Oracle VM Virtual Box Manager. You can select another location if you wish. I suggest using the default 8 GB setting, and default location - in your user folder (the one with the house icon in Finder). VirtualBox needs to know the initial size of the new virtual hard drive and where you want to save it. Once again, select the default "Dynamically allocated" and click Continue. Now you need to select the storage size of the virtual hard drive on your physical drive. I chose the default VDI setting, and clicked yet again on Continue. The next screen asks what kind of hard drive file type you would like to use. Use the default "Create a virtual hard drive now" radio button, and click "Create". VirtualBox recommended 512 MB, but I selected 1 GB because hey, RAM's good! Clicking Continue again, you're then asked if you want to add a virtual hard drive to the new machine. A screen appears asking for the amount of memory you wish to allot to your VM. The type of operating system is Linux, the version in this case is Ubuntu (64 bit). I typed in a very original name for my virtual machine: Ubuntu.
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