Download the dsci-lab OVA file

install VirtualBox

Download Oracle VM VirtualBox

• current 7.0.x: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

• Install the software into your host operating system.

Start VirtualBox. To install the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack, download it

• 7.0.x: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads > VirtualBox 7.0.14 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack > ​All supported platforms

OVA-File WS 2024

Download virtual machine as a OVA-File:

jb@jb-T15:~/Dokumente$ sha256sum dsci-lab_22.04.5_ws24_python101.ova
73204458ed0658a1d079535f53152180db6db34f866833ff27f88d1d47c63a18

• https://www.jbusse.de/vm/dsci-lab_22.04.5_ws24_python101.ova

  • size of OVA file: 10 844 340 224 (about 11 GB)

  • size of imported machine, i.e. initial hard disk: about 20 GB

Select VirtualBox > Datei > Appliance importieren

Boot the virtual machine.

Login into XUbuntu with

• user dsci (full name Data Scientist): password: dscidsci

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

IMPORTANT: Update machine immediately! Open an terminal and enter:

sudo apt update; sudo apt upgrade; sudo apt autoremove