

You’ll see a menu show up: hit Enter to select the default option, "Arch Linux install medium (x86_64, BIOS)".Ī bunch of opaque nonsense will fly by and eventually you’ll be presented with a prompt that looks something like this: The window should close now click "Ok" to get out of Settings.Ĭlick the big green arrow labeled "Start". You should now see the file you downloaded listed under "Not Attached" make sure it’s highlighted (if not, click it) and click "Choose". Navigate to and select the install media you just downloaded. Select "Choose/Create a Virtual Optical Disk…" In the window that pops up, click the "Add" button. In the right pane (labeled Attributes), on the line labeled "Optical Drive", click the button with the stylized DVD.

Under the "Controller: IDE" heading, select the stylized DVD labeled "Empty". Select your virtual machine from the list. There are many ways of installing Linux, but this will get you a running system that you can play with.ĭownload the install media here. NOTE: These instructions are not canonical. Pete > guides > linux > install in a virtual machine
