Select Dynamic allocation and move forward. Select the option ‘ Create a virtual hard disk now’, and click on ‘ Create’. The next step is to allocate an amount of space for the Oracle server installation. Step 5: Create a virtual hard disk for Oracle Linux

If you are installing the minimal version then you can assign a lower amount than this. The 2GB is recommended for a proper functioning of an Oracle server with GUI interface. We used 64bit, so we selected the same.Īssign the amount of RAM you want to give to your Oracle Virtual machine.

After this in Type drop box select the Linux and then type of your Oracle Linux server. Now give some name to your Oracle Linux installation on VirtualBox.

Assign the Oracle ISO image and press OK button.

Click on Empty CD icon and then on the CD icon given under the Attributes.

Go to Settings and click on the Storage option.

Select the Type Linux and 64-bit or 32bit version.

Click on the New icon on the top VirtualBox menu.

After downloading the ISO file, install the VirtualBox (if not already).

Download the Oracle Linux from official or community page.

How to install Oracle Linux on VirtualBox (Windows/MacOS/Linux) The given process is the same for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and MacOS. In this article, we simply see the way to install Oracle Linux on VirtualBox for testing purposes. Oracle Linux is available to download on the official website plus community and Distrowatch pages have also listed it.

The core difference is the branding and touches which have given by the Oracle to improve the performance of the Oracle Linux. The Oracle Linux is an enterprise Linux server operating system built on the same code which used by the RedHat Enterprise Linux.

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