- Download and install VirtualBox – https://www.virtualbox.org/
- Download Ubuntu 22.04 ISO – https://ubuntu.com/
- Create a new virtual machine. Choose the name, VM install location, type Linux, version Ubuntu 22.04 64-bit, and click next
- Add the amount of memory you want to allocate for the VM to use and click next
- Create a virtual hard disk
- Choose hard disk file type VDI and click next
- Choose fixed size storage and click next
- Choose the file location and size of the virtual hard disk then click create
- Now that the VM has been created you need to mount the Ubuntu 22.04 ISO by clicking Optical Drive under storage
- Choose/Create a disk image
- Add the Ubuntu 22.04 ISO and click choose
- You can now start the VM and begin the OS install process
- From the boot menu choose Try or Install Ubuntu
- On the welcome screen choose your language and click install Ubuntu
- Choose your keyboard layout and click continue
- Choose Normal Installation or Minimal based on your needs and also Download updates while installing Ubuntu
- Choose your time zone and click Continue
- Set up your account information by filling out name, username, and password
- Choose Erase disk and install Ubuntu and click Install Now
- Click Continue to write the changes to disk
- At this point the OS install process should begin
- Upon completion of the OS install you will need to reboot
- Congratulations you have now installed Ubuntu 22.04 on VirtualBox! After reboot you should be able to log in with the credentials you set up in the above account creation.