Brief Instructions To Load a VirtualBox Image
- Download one of the VirtualBox image files from cattut.shadowcat.co.uk.
- Extract using the appropriate tool.
- Create a New Virtual Machine in VirtualBox using the uncompressed VDI file as the Hard Drive
- Run VirtualBox
- Click the "New" button
- Click "Next"
- Enter the name "CatalystTutorial"
- Select "Linux" for the Operating System dropdown
- Select "Debian" for the Version dropdown
- Select "Next"
- On the "Memory" panel select "Next" (you can bump up the memory if you want)
- On the Virtual Hard Disk" panel select "Use existing hard disk"
- Click the "folder icon" on the right
- Select the "CatalystTutorial.vdi" file that was extracted in the previous steps
- Click "Next"
- Click "Create"
- Once the VM has been added, click "Network" in the panel on the right
- Change "Adapter 1" to "Bridged Adapter"
(see Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial::01_Intro for more information on network settings) - Click "OK"
- Start the VM