Click the Start button to begin booting the virtual machine. Follow the entire process for installing the operating system like you normally would with a regular Pc.

We will be installing Damn 'Small Linux (DSL) on the virtual machine, so we'll type install at the prompt when the disk boots. In the case of Windows, you'll be prompted to press a key to boot into the installation disc.

Installing Damn Small Linux on the virtual machine.

When the DSL menu shows up, press 2 choose to install. By default, the location for installing the distribution should be / dev /hda in the case of a Virtualbox install with a single virtual disk set up.

When prompted by the OS to partition the disk or select the installation drive, you'll see the virtual drive we created. Follow the procedure for your OS and format the disk with the file system it requires you to. In our case, we chose ext3.

At the end of the installation, you'll be prompted by most Linux distributions to choose the boot loader to be used - GRUB or LILO. When this ends, the installation of your operating system will be completed.

With Windows, you'll need to reboot a couple of times before the installation is completed. Then, turn off the virtual machine by clicking on Machine > ACPI Shutdown.

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