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Assignment 1 - OS install

The assignment involves installing a new operating system, specifically Ubuntu, in VirtualBox and creating a video demonstration of the process. Key tasks include setting up a virtual machine with specified hardware settings, showing the installation steps, and demonstrating network connectivity between two virtual machines. Additional resources for learning and video recording suggestions are provided to assist students in completing the assignment.

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Assignment 1 - OS install

The assignment involves installing a new operating system, specifically Ubuntu, in VirtualBox and creating a video demonstration of the process. Key tasks include setting up a virtual machine with specified hardware settings, showing the installation steps, and demonstrating network connectivity between two virtual machines. Additional resources for learning and video recording suggestions are provided to assist students in completing the assignment.

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Assignment #1: Installing a new operating system in VirtualBox

and playing with Virtual Machines

Fulvio Risso
http://fulvio.frisso.net

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Why this assignment?
◼ Being able to install a new operating system is a MUST for computer engineers
◼ Using basic virtualization primitives (i.e., virtual machines) is becoming
increasingly common in the computing world
◼ This assignment requires the use of a hypervisor (e.g., Virtualbox)

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The problem (1)
◼ Create a short video (possibly no more than 5 minutes, MPEG4 format) showing:
◼ 1) The most important installation steps for a new VM running the Ubuntu Operating
System, Desktop version (e.g., Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop, such as in Lab1 - part 2)
◼ 2) The capability to connect two virtual machines with a bridged network (i.e., Lab 1 –
part 3)
◼ Mode details in the next slide
◼ Upload the resulting video on the Polito/Exercise web portal

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The problem (2)
◼ In particular, the video should include:
◼ Creation of the VM (i.e., hardware setting) through the proper Virtualbox wizard, showing
that the VM has 1GB RAM, 1 CPU core, and 10GB of disk space
◼ Show that the CDROM of the machine points to the Ubuntu ISO installation disk
◼ Show the boot of the operating system
◼ Show the desktop of the operating system, when the install is finished
◼ Show that you can copy a text from your host (e.g., Windows) and the VM (and vice versa)
◼ Open a “terminal” and type the “top” command, showing the memory and CPU
consumption of your VM
◼ Open a Task Manager in Windows (or the equivalent program if you have another operating
system) and show the memory and CPU consumption of the VM
◼ With respect to the second part of the lab (cloning and connecting two virtual machines),
show that the two VMs are running side-by-side on your desktop and that you can “ping”
one from the other.

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Some suggestions
◼ How can I record my Desktop?
◼ You can use the free tool Screencast-o-Matic: https://screencast-o-matic.com/
◼ If possible, reduce the number of video frames per second (e.g., 15 fps instead of
the default value, which is usually 30fps) in order to decrease the size of the file
◼ I never installed an Ubuntu operating system, nor used Virtualbox. Where can I
learn?

“How to Install Ubuntu 20.04 on VirtualBox in


Windows 10 / Windows 8,” from
ProgrammingKnowledge, available at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5MhydijWmc

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