Install Amazon Linux 2 on VirtualBox

Install Amazon Linux 2 on Oracle VirtualBox

In this tutorial we will learn how to install Amazon Linux 2 on VirtualBox in window based system.

Platform , software/application, etc. used :

• Window 11 operating system
• VirtualBox 6.1
• Amazon Linux 2 LTS 2.0.20220426.0 x86_64

Prerequisite

(i) Make sure that you have VirtualBox on you window system, if not download from here https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads and install.

(ii) Make sure your system support virtualisation and enable it in your system .

Step – 1

(a). Download Amazon Linux 2 LTS VirtualBox Image

1. Type or click on this link http://url https://cdn.amazonlinux.com/os-images/2.0.20220426.0/virtualbox/
2. click on the link ” amzn2-virtualbox-2.0.20220426.0-x86_64.xfs.gpt.vdi” to download the image

(b) Download Seed.iso Sample configuration file

1. Click on the below button or click on this link https://cdn.amazonlinux.com/os-images/2.0.20190612/ to dowload the Seed.iso file.

Step – 2

Hardware Requirement Check

If possible use the following configuration else use default minimum system requirements for running Amazon Linux 2

• Use / keep >= 4gb ram
• Use / keep >=50gb storage

Step – 3

Create Amazon Linux 2 Virtual Machine

(a) Open Oracle VirtualBox and Click on New button as shown in the following image

(b) Enter the name for your amazon Linux Virtual Machine. Select Linux and Red Hat (64-bit) and click on next

(c) Select the RAM size (if possible for you select >= 4gb) and click on next button

(d) We have downloaded the .vdi file to our local system hence select “Use an existing virtual hard disk file”

(e) If you have not added your .vdi file yet click on the add button and add the .vdi file (amzn2-virtualbox-2.0.20220426.0-x86_64.xfs.gpt.vdi). Once added just click on choose button.

(f) Now click on create button

(g) Select VM and Click on setting to add seed.iso file

(h) Add Seed.iso boot image file that contains configurations details (like user data) which are required to boot new vm. Follow the steps mentioned in the following image and finally click on choose button.

(i) Now as you can see we have successfully added Seed.iso file. Just click ok to move to next step

(j) We have done all required configurations now start the vm. Click on the start button as shown in the following image

(k) Keep default option selected and press enter

(l) After successful installation you will see the login window as shown in the following image.

Login now – user name = ec2-user & password = amazon

(k) After successful login you will see similar scree as shown in the following image

Extra : You can remove seed.iso file using device menu and add root user password using the following command. This will remove the dependency of seed.iso file.

sudo passwd root

Thank you for reading this “Install Amazon Linux 2 on VirtualBox” tutorial

Have a great learning experience !