Tutorial: How to Install Laravel 7 on VirtualBox VM Running Linux Mint 19

Our next step is installing Linux Mint (19) on our virtual machine and then updating it.

Let’s get started.

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Start the VM and Install Linux Mint (19)

1. Boot up the VM

• From the VirtualBox Manager, select your new virtual machine and click Start

2. Start Linux Mint installation

• Once your virtual machine has booted up, you should see an icon on the Desktop that says Install Linux Mint.
• Double-click it to begin the installation process.

3. Welcome

• Select your preferred language
• Click Continue

4. Keyboard layout

• Select your keyboard layout
• Click Continue

5. Preparing to install Linux Mint

• Click Continue

You can install third-party software, but I leave this option unchecked and run updates as soon as I’m done

6. Installation type

• Click Install Now

7. Write the changes to disk?

• If everything looks good, click Continue

8. Where are you?

• Select your time zone
• Click Continue

9. Who are you?

• Your name: Enter a name
• Pick a username: Enter a username
• Choose a password: Type in a strong password
• Confirm your password: Re-type your password
• Select either Log in automatically or Require my password to log in
• Click Continue

Store the username and password info in your password manager - What is a password manager?

10. Restart the VM

• Once Linux Mint has finished installing, click Restart Now

11. Remove installation medium

• After restarting, the virtual machine will ask you to ‘Please remove the installation medium, then press ENTER:’
• Press ‘Enter’ and it should automatically remove it for you
  • If that didn’t work, close the virtual machine and go into VirtualBox’s Settings->Storage section like before
  • Right-click on the ‘linuxmint-19.3-xfce.64bit.iso’ file and select Remove attachment
  • Click OK and double-click the virtual machine to start it

Log into the VM and Install Updates

12. Log in

• If prompted, log in with the username and password you set

13. Run updates

• Open up terminal and run: sudo apt update
• Type your password when prompted
• Press the Enter/Return key

14. Upgrade Linux Mint

• Once it’s finished updating, run: sudo apt dist-upgrade
• When it asks if you want to continue
  • Type Y
  • Press the Enter/Return key

15. Restart & log back in

• Once it’s finished upgrading, which can take awhile, restart your computer and log back in.

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Next Steps

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