Enhance your Windows server with a Linux VM

May 10, 2024 Alice AUSTIN

Today we’re going to talk about virtualization, and I’m going to show you how to install a Linux virtual machine on Windows, step by step.

I’m Leo, and this is my channel, Leo Tech Lab. If you don’t know it yet, take a look at introduction video.

Let’s go!

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Link to the post about Wifi network “bridging”: https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?p=473039#p473039

My “Light Flicker in Video” video: https://youtu.be/LMGju8p-tEc

My “SoundPeats Engine 4 wireless earbuds Review” video: https://youtu.be/PWNI0eVP3N0

My “Install OctoPrint on Windows” video: https://youtu.be/gwHarFUTGnA

My “Install OctoPrint on Linux” video: https://youtu.be/CDvnd2UfT7M

My “Introduction to Docker” video: https://youtu.be/k_l8pU_xDNo

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Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:30 1 – Context
0:01:30 2 – Virtualization options
0:03:35 3 – The plan
0:06:40 4 – Enable hardware virtualization
0:09:01 5 – Deactivate Windows virtualization
0:11:11 6 – Downloads (VMware + Ubuntu)
0:12:28 7 – Install VMware Player
0:14:50 8 – Configure Linux VM
0:23:10 9 – Deactivate “server-side mitigations”
0:26:49 10 – Install Ubuntu Server
0:31:26 11 – Install finishing touches
0:37:49 12 – USB Passthrough – VMware
0:50:06 13 – USB Passthrough – Linux
0:57:03 14 – Start services on VM startup
1:00:39 15 – Shared folders (optional)
1:09:49 16 – VM control using the command line
1:16:16 17 – Launch VM on Windows startup
1:22:54 Outro