MX Linux recently gained so much popularity because of its simplicity, all pre-installed necessary software, and midweight. It is an ama...
MX Linux recently gained so much popularity because of its simplicity, all pre-installed necessary software, and midweight. It is an amalgamation of new and old things, I mean its developers have taken a few best things from AntiX and some from MEPIS, Debian-based Linux, to provide a better Linux OS product that can be used easily by novice users. Thus, it is wrong to say MX Linux is a fork of some single existing project instead, a merger of two entities. The core of MX Linux is based on antiX system and other work or ideas are from the MEPIS project.
It has an in-built one-click package installer that allows the user to graphically install the various open-source application from Debian Stable repos, developers’ websites, or other distro-specific repos, MX Test Repo, and Flatpaks.
Here we will learn how to install and set up MX Linux on VirtualBox Virtual Machine which is not a cumbersome job and the same as installing any other operating system on VirtualBox.
MX Linux System Requirements:
The minimum system requirements needed by the MX Linux are not very high, being a mid-weight Linux operating system old PC can also easily run it.
- AMD or intel 1486 at least or better.
- Minimum 512 MB RAM
- 5GB of hard disk or more space to install it.
- CD./DVD Drive support (if you want to install MX Linux using disc)
- If you are planning to install it using a USB drive, then USB boot support in BIOS.
- AC97 or HDA-compatible sound card
Recommended MX Linux System requirements
- A modern i686 Intel or AMD processor
- 2 GB of RAM or more
- At least 20 GB of free hard drive space
- A 3D-capable video card for 3D desktop support
- SoundBlaster, AC97, or HDA-compatible sound card
- For use as a LiveUSB, 8 GB is free if using persistence.
Download MX Linux’s latest ISO image
To install MX Linux on VirtualBox, the first thing we need is its bootable ISO image. While writing this article, the latest version of this operating system was MX Linux 19, thus we are downloading the same. It is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit formats, thus here is the official link to get your system-compatible images. However, our system is 64-bit, thus we are downloading the same.
Install VirtualBox on your system
If you already have VirtualBox on your system then simply move to the next step. For those looking for a way to install it, they can visit- www.virtualbox.org to get their system compatible VBox setup.
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