Install a Linux Virtual Machine on Your Computer

  1. Download VirtualBox from here and install it on your computer.
  2. From the same web site, download the expansion pack and import into VirtualBox. You may refer to the instructions on Youtube.
  3. Go to Turnkey Linux, download the LAMP stack VM image.
  4. Import the VM image into VirtualBox. You may refer to the instructions on Youtube
  5. Start the Linux virtual machine and use PuTTY to connect to it accorinding to the IP address shown on the virtual machine screen.
For more details, please refer to the VirtualBox manual.