How To Download Linux On Virtualbox

Download virtualbox from its official website.
How to download linux on virtualbox. I used the linux mint 18 3 iso. As you can see the file size is well over 3 gb you should either use the torrent option or download it using a download manager. Start virtualbox and click on the new symbol. Download the correct version for your operating system. Give a name to your machine and select the type linux and version.
You are now set to install linux in virtualbox. Click on new button given in the menu to create an oracle vm machine. I attached a photo of what i see after step 4. Install oracle enterprise linux on virtualbox. Any ideas on how to proceed.
After installing it successfully head to offensive security s download page to download the vm image for virtualbox. Install linux using virtualbox. If you change your mind to utilize vmware that is available too. Give the virtual os a relevant name. There are multiple choices for linux versions.
You can also use the wget options to download it on the linux platforms like ubuntu. Choose the package that matches your linux distribution or use the all distributions option if your linux distribution is not listed. Solved the problem by going to settings in virtualbox then display then allocating more video memory to the display.