This tutorial describes the step-by-step process of Oracle Linux 7 installation on a Virtual machine.
Required Software | Oracle VirtualBox or VMWare Workstation Oracle Linux Installation Media |
Required Hardware | OS: Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit Memory: 8 GB or more Storage: at least 100 GB |
Table of Contents
Please follow the below steps to install Oracle Linux 7 on VirtualBox:
1. Download the Oracle Linux ISO image from Oracle eDelivery. If you do not know how to install it, follow my other article, Download ISO image for Linux 7.5
2. Open Oracle VirtualBox or VMWare Workstation. If you did not install the same, follow the article Download & Install VirtualBox
3.VirtualBox Preference Set: Set the default location of your VM machines. Here I have created the Cluster directory in D drive. You can create any directory as per your requirement.
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation01.png)
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation02-1024x656.png)
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation03-1.png)
4. Create a new machine and click on Expert mode:
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation04-1.png)
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation05.png)
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation05-1-1024x587.png)
5. Provide any name(Here Node1) for your virtual machine and click on hardware. Also, check the type and version are correct as per your downloaded ISO image.
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation06.png)
6. Provide at least 8GB/8192MB memory and 2 processors. Also, enable EFI and click on hard disk:
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation07.png)
7. In the Hard Disk section provide a 100GB Hard Disk File Size and click on Finish.
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation08.png)
8. Select the Node1 machine and click on settings:
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation09-1024x737.png)
9. Click on storage and after that add an optical drive to add the Linux 7.5 disk image file:
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation10-1024x790.png)
10. Click on Add Disk Image File and select the ISO image that you have downloaded from step 1.
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation11-1024x854.png)
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation12-1024x770.png)
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation13-1024x858.png)
11. Select the Node1 and move it to a new group:
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation15.png)
12. Select the new group and rename it to RAC:
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation16.png)
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation17-1024x848.png)
13. Start the Node1 machine:
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation18-1024x344.png)
14. Select Install Oracle Linux 7.5. Use PgUp/PgDn key to select this.
![Oracle Linux 7 installation](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation19-1024x562.png)
15. Change the view if you are unable to see it properly:
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation20-1024x863.png)
16. Select the language and continue:
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation21-1024x770.png)
17. Click on the software selection to select the base environment and the additional software:
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation22-1024x772.png)
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation23-1024x765.png)
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation24-1024x765.png)
18. Click on Installation Destination and select the hard disk:
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation25-1024x766.png)
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation26-1024x764.png)
19. Click on Begin Installation. We will set up the Network and Hostname later.
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation27-1024x767.png)
20. Click on the root password under user settings and set the root password. Here the root password is root123.
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation28-1024x772.png)
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation29-1024x771.png)
21. Click on User Creation and provide your full name and any user name. Also, check the box “make this user administrator” and uncheck “Require a password to use this account” :
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation30-1024x769.png)
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation31-1024x770.png)
22. Once Installation is completed, click on reboot.
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation32-1024x769.png)
23. Click on License Information and accept the license agreement:
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation33-1024x771.png)
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation34-1024x766.png)
24. Click on your name and you are ready to go:
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation35-1024x769.png)
![Oracle Linux 7 installation on Virtualbox: step-by-step](https://dbapostmortem.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Oracle_7_Installation40-1024x767.png)
Congratulations! You have completed the Linux 7.5 installation on VirtualBox.
If you want to install VirtualBox Guest Editions then follow the article VirtualBox Guest Editions Installation.
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