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Setting up and running the Biolinux Virtual machine on a windows 10 laptop.

The bio-linux version we are going to use is: Bio-linux version 8.0.7. and below you find the steps to set-up the bio-linux virtualmachine correctly.

This first section (steps 1-5) is only needed as a control to check your hardware set-up

  1. start-up your computer and press F1 as soon as possible. Now we enter the BIOS system of our laptop.
  2. Go to section: Virtualization
  3. Check if the option Virtualization is enabled.
  4. Check if the option VT for Direct I/O is enabled.
  5. When both options are enabled, you can press F10 to save and exit the bios.
  6. Then normal start-up is proceeded.

Installation with a normal start-up of the laptop

  1. Login to your computer and create on the Data drive D: a folder called: virtual_machines

  2. When you receive one of the memory sticks copy the two files to the directory: virtual_machines

    Files: `bio-linux-8.0.7.ova`  &  `IntroductionToBio-Linux8_Dec2015.pdf`

  3. Go to the desktop and click the Oracle VM virtual box icon

    This opens up a window that is the main controller window for virtual machines.

  4. select "File" from the top menu, and then "Import Appliance"

    A window opens, and click the folder box, which opens a window to select files.

  5. Go to disk Data D: and into the folder: virtual_machines.

  6. Now select the file bio-linux-8.0.7.ova, and click open.

  7. In the import window click: Next

    Now we are at the appliance settings, which we are going to increase to make better use of your laptops hardware, but leave room for the windows systems to function normally.

  8. Now click import, this will use the image to create the virtualmachine disk on your harddisk.

    After this we are back at the VM main controller window.

  9. Select the Bio-linux-8.0.7, by clicking once. Than click the yellow icon "settings".

    This opens up a window, to change the configuration of your virtual machine. The section we see is called "General"

  10. Click the tab: Advanced

  11. Set Shared Clipboard to Bidirectional.

    Now we can copy something from the windows machine and drag it the Linux machine, and vice versa

  12. Now click the box called System. We now see three tabs Motherboard, Processor and Acceleration.

    Motherboard includes how much of the memory from the laptop we can reserve for the Linux Virtualmachine. The amount of RAM memory on your laptop is 32 Gb, the maximum is indicated at Base-memory.

  13. We increase the Base-memory to the maximum of the green bar. (I estimate it to be between 24000 MB and 28000 MB)

  14. Click the tab Processor

  15. Your computer is equipped with 4 cpu's or cores. We set the cpu to 2.

  16. Than we click Ok and we are done with the configuration.

You are now inished with the configuration of the virtual machine

Start-up of the installed Bio-linux virtualmachine

This section explains how to start-up the bio-linux machine and adjust settings so you can work with a norwegian keyboard outlay. In addition does it point you to the documentation that comes with the bio-linux virtual machine.

In the VM main controller window you see the virtual machines installed on your laptop.

  1. Double click the Bio-linux virtualmachine, or click the green arrow button called start.

    Now the virtual machine is activated and running.

    The first window that pops up, is an update window.

  2. For now we do not upgrade the ubuntu version, and click Don't upgrade or Ask me later

    The Virtualbox program also shows two pop-ups.

  3. The top one tells you about the Auto Capture Keyboard option. Dismiss that box by clicking the cross on the right.

  4. The bottom one explains about the mouse pointer integration. Dismiss also.

  5. Look at the top-right of the image. There is an icon called En That is the current keyboard layout. Click the button.

  6. move to Text entry setting. Click on the + sign, search for Norwegian, and add that to the list.

  7. Close the window. Now click again on En and change that to Norwegian.

    Now we can use a Norwegian keyboard.

    Next we want to explore the Virtualmachine before we start working with this "Linux" computer.

    On the the desktop you see two icons.

    – Bio-Linux documentation  
– Sample data (This contains sample data for a lot of the software pre-installed on this virtual linux computer.)

  8. Double click the Bio-Linux documentation.

  9. Next double click the introductory tutorial icon.

    Now you have a readme file, a PDF with an introduction to bio-linux, and some archive files (end at tar.xz) with data for different tutorials.

  10. open the pdf: introductionToBioLinux8_jan2015.pdf.

    We will go through the first few pages to familiarize ourselfs with the bio-linux operating systems. (Pages 1 to 7, until Root-directory)

    Now you are ready to start exploring the Linux computer and now we can explain about the file-system on linux computers.

Creating a normal account on your virtual machine

The acount you are now using on your virtual machine is the system administrator account. This user has permission to pretty much anything. Thus, using that account for your work could become risky if you're not complettely sure of what you're doing. Thus we'll have you make another one.

  1. Click on the 'Settings' button in the Dash. You will see a 'Users' icon, click on that.
  2. On the window that now appears, click 'Unlock' in the upper right corner. You will be asked for a password to do this, this password is 'manager'.
  3. Click on the small plus sign under the square on the left side. You should now get up a new window.
  4. Select account type 'Standard', and write in your full name. You will next select a username. If you have had an account on the UiO system at any point, please use that. If not, create a username that combines some letters from your first and your last name.
  5. Click 'Add'
  6. While your new acount is selected in the menu, click on the password field on the right side, where it says 'Account disabled'. You will now get up a new window where you will fill in a password. Please: do not use your vetinst password or any other existing password. Also, do not use Norwegian characters or special characters. Click 'Change'.
  7. Log out from the system manager account by clicking on the 'Gears' (settings) icon in the upper right corner, and select 'Log out'.
  8. You will now get a login screen. Select your new account, and type in your password, and you're ready to go.