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Get started: get the dsci-lab

Download Oracle VM VirtualBox from here:

• https://www.oracle.com/virtualization/technologies/vm/downloads/virtualbox-downloads.html

  • 2021-03-11: Version 6.1.18

• Install the software into your host operating system.

• Again go to the download-page and get the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack (all platforms).

Create Virtual Machine

This is what you will get:

• XUbuntu 20.04.1 LTS, 64-bit

• guest extensions 6.1.14 installed

• XUbunu-user: “data / Data Scientist”, password: datadata

Get an overview what there is to be done:

• watch youtube: VirtualBox Tutorial 14 - How to import a vdi image into VirtualBox

  • stop video at 0:20, “Identify the default machine folder, that the Oracle VirtualBox Manager uses”

  • identify this folder on your computer!

  • continue video … ;-)

• read https://techathlon.com/how-to-run-a-vmdk-file-in-oracle-virtualbox/

Download the zipped VDI-file from here to your local disc - ideally directly to your default machine folder

• Warning: Never double click to this file in the following steps. Use right click instead!

• Source: http://www.jbusse.de/vm/xubuntu-20.04.vdi

  • use right click to download file. (Don’t try something else. I.e. never allow Windows to open this file.)

  • user: dsci, pass: (get password from Johannes)

  • Make sure the file is large enough, i.e. about 12.8GB.

Generate virtual machine. Again watch the video above first to be prepared, then:

• Move (or copy) the vdi file to the default machine folder you have identified according to the video.

• Start VirtualBox.

• In VirtualBox create a new virtual machine

• import the VDI- or VMDK-file according to the steps above.

In detail:

• Maschine > Neu

• Name und Betriebssystem > Expertenmodus

  • Name (example): my-homecrafted-xubuntu

  • Typ: Linux

  • Version: Ubuntu (64-bit)

  • Memory: 4096 MB

  • Platte: Vorhandene Festplatte verwenden (select existing disc)

    • click to the icon right of the dropdown menue. Add vdi-file from disc.

  • IMPORTANT: In the network-section select Reinitialize the MAC address of all network cards

  • OK!

Start the virtual machine. Login into XUbuntu with

• user: data / full name Data Scientist

• password: datadata

Start firefox (“Internetnavigator”). You should be able to browse the internet.

Proceed with next section: How to use the dsci-lab.

dsci-lab How to use the dsci-lab