Category: Free Drivers for Windows

This way, you can practice using Linux, get comfortable with the installation steps before you do anything on your actual PC or laptop. You need to copy the contents of the installation media to an external device, DVD or thumb drive. This is done with a dedicated tool, which will correctly prepare the external device for use, and store the contents of the installation media on it. The installation media will usually come in the form of ISO files. For instance, if you download Ubuntu, then you will find a file called something like ubuntu-18.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso in your download folder location.

You will have your hard disk there (in the .vdi format), and an empty IDE controller with a virtual optical drive attached to it. Select it, and then, from the drop down menu, select Choose a disk file… and navigate to where you downloaded the Ubuntu ISO (called something like ubuntu-18.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso). After you complete this [...]