November 28, 2011
How to Get CentOS Off Its Butt And into VirtualBox
If you’re looking for a convenient way to sandbox your server environment and, figuratively speaking, fool around, there’s no better way than with virtualization. Tools for creating just such an habitat abound, but one of the most popular (as well as our personal favorite) is VirtualBox. Using VirtualBox you can install an entire operating system within a self-contained box on your desktop. Once you have that fake OS in place, you’re free to do basically whatever you’d like with it. That kind of freedom means having the option to try out some truly dynamic web apps, or even a fresh server update.
No matter what your needs, creating a virtual environment to play with before committing to any drastic changes is always a good idea. And an even better idea is using CentOS: We mean that in a general sense on your server, but we also mean that in a virtual way. To help you get a little closer to owning a fake, but functional edition of CentOS, we’ve built a quick guide below to installing it into VirtualBox. To complete the installation, simply follow these directions:
1. First, get the CentOS ISO here.
2. Next, click on the “New” option in VirtualBox, and then hit “Next.”
3. Name the virtual machine whatever you’d like. If you’d like our suggestion, go with “CentOS Monster Crash Pad Deluxe,” or something of the sort.
4. Under operating system type, simply select Linux and choose “Red Hat.”
5. Next, you’ll find the memory screen. This really depends on your server build, but we’d suggest you stick to something reasonable. 512 megabytes is a decent place to land, if you ask us.
6. Then you’ll want to select “Create a new hard disk” and follow the disk creation wizard all the way through.
7. When all of that is done, simply select “Finish” and move onward.
8. Click the “Settings” button
9. Click “Storage” from the options contained at the side
10. Within the Storage Tree, you’ll want to select the first icon which should read “IDE Controller” to add your CD/DVD device.
11. When prompted by this panel, just select “Choose Disk.”
12. Within the dialog dropbox, select the CentOS ISO wherever it is you stored it.
13. Select the System option on the left side
14. In the Boot Order submenu, ensure that you’ve selected CD/DVD-ROm and then move to the top.
15. Slap the “OK” option.
16. Then hit “Start” and you’re done! Enjoy your virtual installation of CentOS.
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