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55Download the ` .iso ` file that installs the version of Linux that you
66are interested in. An Internet search for terms like these works for
7- me. Use "amd64" for a host system with 64-bit Intel/AMD CPU, or
8- "arm64" for an Apple Silicon Mac.
9-
10- Example search terms:
7+ me. You should only pay attention to search results that are on the
8+ ubuntu.com web site.
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1210+ If your system has a 64-bit Intel or AMD CPU
13- + Ubuntu 24.04 amd64
11+ + Search terms: Ubuntu 24.04 amd64
12+ + Names of files I found on 2024-Dec-30:
13+ + ubuntu-24.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso
14+ + ubuntu-24.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso
1415+ If you have an Apple Silicon Mac:
15- + Ubuntu 24.04 arm64
16+ + Search terms: Ubuntu 24.04 arm64
17+ + Names of files I found on 2024-Dec-30:
18+ + ubuntu-24.04.1-live-server-arm64.iso
1619
17- An installer for Desktop Linux leads to fewer steps you need to do in
20+ An installer for Ubuntu Desktop leads to fewer steps you need to do in
1821order to get a GUI Desktop. As of 2024, I have only been able to find
19- Server Linux installers for arm64 systems. It is not difficult to
22+ Ubuntu Server installers for arm64 systems. It is not difficult to
2023install that, and then later install the GUI Desktop.
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3235A nice thing about VirtualBox is that once you create a VM for the
3336operating system you want, if you have enough free disk space to keep
34- around that original VM, it is very quick (30 seconds or less) to
35- create a copy of that VM, and then install a bunch of software on that
36- copy. As long as you leave the original VM there, it will not change,
37- and you can create copies of it whenever you want to try experimenting
38- with it. Did you accidentally mess up the state of that VM's
39- system-wide configuration files, or install some weird combination of
40- software that seems to conflict with each other? You can abandon that
41- VM image, deleting it whenever you no longer find its contents useful,
42- and create more clones of the original base OS for further
43- experiments.
37+ around that original VM (which I typically include "base OS" somewhere
38+ in its name), it is very quick (30 seconds or less) to create a copy
39+ of the base OS VM, and then install a bunch of software on that copy.
40+ As long as you leave the original base OS VM there, it will not
41+ change, and you can create copies of it whenever you want to try
42+ experimenting with it. Did you accidentally mess up the state of some
43+ VM's system-wide configuration files, or install some weird
44+ combination of software that seems to conflict with each other? You
45+ can abandon that VM image, deleting it whenever you no longer find its
46+ contents useful, and create more clones of the original base OS VM for
47+ further experiments.
4448
4549In the VirtualBox GUI window:
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