VMDK: A popular and open VMDK container format that is used by many virtualization products, such as VMware.Į. VDI: Oracle VM VirtualBox’s own container format.

In ‘ Hard disk file type’ screen, I selected VMDK because, I would like to experiment with VMWare later using the image created here. Select ‘ Create a virtual hard disk now’. Select the RAM you prefer to allocate to the VM. Click on ‘New’ and enter the details as required and click Next.ī. Choose CentOS-7-x86_64-Minimal-1908.iso file from the index page of the mirror you selected.Ī. Step 1: Install Oracle VirtualBoxĭownload and install Oracle VirtualBox for windows hosts from here: Step 2: Download CentOS ISOĭownload the CentOS ISO image from one of the official mirrors listed here. Here I am describing how to install CentOS 7 on Oracle VirtualBox (VM) running on Windows 10 host and connect to it via SSH session from PuTTY. Also it enables us to work virtually uninterrupted from network failures on remote machines, because the local VM comes along with us wherever we take our PC. So the best option is, run a Linux server inside a Virtual Machine (VM) running on our Windows or Linux desktop, where we can do almost anything, or even screw up the system without caring anybody. For many of us, the resources available at offices and schools might be strictly for business purpose, shared with other users, and have restrictions to install and experiment with third party stuffs on them. The most essential resource that every computer science professionals and students need is a personal Linux machine where they can install, learn, test and explore new things to expand their knowledge and skills.

Install CentOS on VirtualBox on Windows Host and Connect from PuTTY

Centos 7 virtualbox image