Under Additional Options, enter a valid product key if it is required by the guest OS, for example, Windows. Next, configure the unattended guest OS installation parameters such as the Username to be created in the guest OS, the user’s password, the hostname of the guest OS, and the local domain name.Īlso, check the option to install Guest Additions (device drivers and system applications) which are installed in the guest OS that optimize the guest operating system for better performance and usability.īy default, the installation happens in the foreground, you can set it to a background installation by checking the option Install in Background. Note: VirtualBox will first detect if your OS type can be installed unattended, as shown in the following screenshot before you can proceed with the process.

Then leave the Skip Unattended Installation unchecked and click Next as highlighted in the following screenshot. The other parameters will automatically be detected/picked by VirtualBox, which can be changed later when required. Name – the name of your new VM, for example, Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop.In the next window, enter the following configuration parameters: Create a New VM in VirtualBoxįirst, open the VirtualBox application from the system menu, then click on New to create a new VM. This guide can work for any other guest OS and it assumes that you already obtained the ISO of the OS you would like to install.

This was the most intriguing feature for me, I had never used it before, so I decided to give it a try.īelow, I have described the necessary steps to install Ubuntu 22.04 desktop as a guest OS in Virtual Box. Additionally, in VirtualBox 7 you can navigate and search through the user manual easily via a new help viewer widget.īut importantly, the new VM wizard has been reworked to integrate the unattended guest OS installation and to have a more streamlined workflow. The first was the improved theme support, then the new notification center unifying most of the running processes and error reporting around the GUI.

Recently, I updated my VirtualBox installation to version 7.0.0, I noticed some nice updates on the graphical user interface (GUI).

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