To learn linux you should use it, as Benjamin Franklin said: "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."

You may say how do i install linux on my computer if i don’t know how to use it, but you can install it beside your actual operating system, there are many ways to install linux.

what is virtualbox ?

Oracle VM VirtualBox is a popular and widely used virtualization software. It allows users to run multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single computer by creating virtual machines (VMs).

Install virtualbox in Windows

1. first go to https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads and download the package made for windows
   
2. download microsoft visual c++ 2019 from microsoft officiel website: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#visual-studio-2015-2017-2019-and-2022 . Make sure to download the package made for your cpu architecture.

3. open the visual c++ downloaded file, check the agree to license and click install
   
4. windows will ask you if you want to allow this app to make changes to your device click Yes.
   
5. the microsoft visual c++ is now installed and you can click on Close button
   
6. open the virtualbox downloaded file, and click Next
   
7. click Next
   
8. click Yes
   
9. click Yes
   
10. click Instal to begin the installation
    
11. click Finish, and now you have virtualbox installed
    

Install virtualbox in MacOS

1. first go to https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads and download the package made for macos
   
2. double click to run the virtualbox installer (the file you download), this window will open
   
3. double click on “VirtualBox.pkg” and this window will open
   
4. click on continue
   
5. Then click on Install and wait for the installation to complete
   
6. now if you search for the application virtualbox you will find it
   

Install ubuntu in virtualbox

1. go to the officiel ubuntu website https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop and download the iso image for ubuntu
   
2. open virtualbox
   
3. click on “new”, and this window will open
   
4. choose name: ubuntu (or another name) type: Linux Version: ubuntu (64-bit). And choose the iso image of ubuntu. like this:
   
   and then click on next.
5. choose a username and a password in this window. And click next
   
6. choose how much the virtual machine will use in resources (cpu core and ram), make sure that you don’t select all the available resources or your system may crash. And click next.
   
7. click next
   
8. click next and click finish
   
9. if the virtual machine didn’t launch automatically, right click on the created icon then click start. when it start a window like this will open
   
10. wait until ubuntu asks for username and password and enter them then click enter to login.
    
11. Congratulations, you have installed Ubuntu in virtualbox.

Install ubuntu in a computer

To install Ubuntu directly on the computer you need to create a bootable usb.

1. go to the officiel ubuntu website https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop and download the iso image for ubuntu
   
2. download Balena-etcher from their official website https://etcher.balena.io/#download-etcher and run it
   
3. When balena-etcher start this window will open
   click on “Flash from file” and choose the iso image of ubuntu
4. After choosing the iso image click on “Select target” and choose your usb drive.
   and click on Select
5. click on “Flash”
   
6. when the process finish this will appear and you can close the window
   
7. Booting from the usb: restart your computer and enter the boot setup by clicking multiple times on f10 or f12 (check your motherboard to see how), choose the option to boot from usb. follow the instruction in the ubuntu official website https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-desktop