Good evening Steemit Community,
welcome back to the second part of my series with the topic Internet Security. Today we will install Linux in a virtual maschine. If you want to know what Linux has to do with Internet Security I consider to read the first article about Internet security: Click here. Lets start:
1.Download a Virtual Maschine Programm:
I personally use VMware Workstation (Download). Download it from the official VMware website and install it on your Computer.
2.Download the Linux Distribution you want to install
For demonstration purposes I show you the installation of a Ubuntu System, as it is one of the most known. You should always Download the Firmware from the official site! Here i got my ubuntu from: Click
3.Install the Firmware in your VMware Player
- Go to "Create a new Virtual Maschine" and choose your just downloaded ISO file as the firmware you want to install.
Choose the amount of disk size the firmware should have. For test purposes something like 30-50 GB should be totally enough. Finish the installation windows.
if you want to change the default hardware details you can do it by going into the settings of the Maschine.
Start your Linux OS and follow the instructions. (Should be self-explaining, if not feel free to as in the comments)
4.First steps
now that you installed your Linux Distribution you should get to know the system a little bit. To Update your Repository and apply the updates you should open up a terminal and type in "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y". Cool you just executed your first Linux command. Congrats ;)
Feel free to try out some other commands in the terminal, you can find a List of common used Linux commands here.
You should also take a look at the menu and the store. It takes a while to get to know the OS.
Additional Information:
Today I showed you a way to install a guest OS on your "host" OS (whatever it is atm). For the maximum of Security i consider a few virtual Maschines for different purposes:
- 1: Internet usage, Mail, Social Media
- 2: Private pictures, documents (NEVER USE A INTERNET CONNECTION ON THIS MASCHINE!!)
- 3: for "insecure" use of internet (Darknet,...)
- 4: ...
I hope you enjoyed reading this article.
Feel free to ask questions.
If you want to talk about specific topics that has to do with Security, Networks, Linux or Development (like bash-skripting) feel free to comment.
See your next time !