Install Linux Mint VirtualBox – Click New. In the Create Virtual Machine window, enter the name of your virtual machine, select Type as “Linux” and Version as “Other Linux (64-bit).” If you’ve downloaded the 32-bit version of Linux Mint then select “Other Linux (32-bit)”. VirtualBox is a free and open-source, general purpose full hypervisor created for x86 bit architecture computers. It is available for installation on a number of operating systems, like Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris etc.
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