
The current code name for the testing version is “Wheezy”. Debian Linux comes in three standard flavours, known as “stable,” which is very solid but not very up-to-date, “testing,” which is pretty solid and reasonably up-to-date, and “unstable,” which is just that. To create a new virtual machine, click the “New” button in the upper left hand corner of the Manager. I have already created three other Linux virtual machines, but we can ignore these. The image below shows the VirtualBox Manager running on my Mac.
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Once you have downloaded VirtualBox, install it and then start it. Check the Debian distribution page for more details. The other thing that you need to download is the Oracle VirtualBox software for your operating system. For older machines, you may need a different disk image. For a recent Windows or Mac desktop (i.e., a 64-bit Intel machine), the file that you probably want is debian-testing-amd64-CD-1.iso. These files are different depending on the processor in your computer. The first of these is a disk image file (ISO) for the version of Linux you want to install. To get started, you need to download two things. The screenshots come from a Mac, but the install process should be basically the same for a Windows PC. It does not have a GUI desktop installed, so you have to interact with it through commands entered in a shell (you can add your own GUI later, if you’d like).
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In this post I show how to create a stripped-down Debian Linux virtual machine inside VirtualBox.

They can also be customized for particular research tasks, as I will show in later posts. Since these virtual machines can be created from scratch whenever you need one, they make an ideal platform for learning command line techniques. Virtualization software, like Oracle’s free VirtualBox, allows one to create Linux machines that run inside a window on a Mac or PC. Nevertheless, switching to Linux full-time is a big commitment.

Many are probably also sympathetic to arguments for open source, open content and open access. Many digital humanists are probably aware that they could make their research activities faster and more efficient by working at the command line.
