AWS and alternatives thus enable “Infrastructure as a Service” (IaaS), i.e. This process, known as “provisioning”, forms the basis for scalable cloud platforms. Virtualization software is used to create a virtual machine based on physical hardware. X86, x86-64 PowerPC, ARM, MIPS, RISC-V, SPARC MacOS 10.13 “High Sierra” bis 12 “Monterey”ģ2- and 64-Bit Windows and Linux as of Windows XP / NT 4.0 Installing a Linux virtual machine on Windows 10 has never been easier.64-Bit Windows 10 Enterprise / Pro / Educationģ2- and 64-Bit Windows and Linux as of Windows Vista (SP2)Ħ4-Bit Windows or Linux as of Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012ģ2- and 64-Bit Windows and Linux as of Windows XPĦ4-Bit Windows or Linux as of Windows 8.1 / Windows Server 2012ģ2- and 64-Bit Windows and Linux as of Windows 8, older versions with limited functionality With earlier versions of Windows, users only had two options to use Linux.
The first was to go through the struggle of installing a dual-boot operating system if they wanted to toggle between Windows and Linux. That required a USB boot drive and shutting down the Windows OS first. The other way was to purchase virtual machine software to install the operating system with. Although a more convenient method, the virtualization required a lot of processing power. On top of that the user needed to download a compatible ISO file to run the operating system. Now all you need to do to run a Linux VM on Windows 10, is use the Hyper-V capabilities and install Ubuntu inside the Hyper-V manager to launch it at any time with a few clicks. Make sure your PC is capable of running a Linux VM We also made a video version of this guide on our YouTube channel, if you would rather follow along a video format: There are a few requirements to ensure that your PC is able to run the programs necessary. Operating system wise, you need to have either a Pro, Enterprise, or Education version of Windows 10. In order to check if your machine is capable of running a Linux virtual machine, you first need to open the command prompt.
You can do so by opening the start menu or by pressing the windows key on your keyboard, then typing in ‘ cmd‘ and pressing enter.
Type ‘ systeminfo‘ into the command prompt and press enter to execute the command. If all of them say Yes, you’re good to go! A bunch of information should show up, but you only need to care about the last four lines. Hyper-V is the key to installing a Linux or Ubuntu VM on Windows 10.
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