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Vagrant LibVirt - New virtual machine in 20 seconds

Create a new virtual machine in 20 seconds. Install only packages from official, main Debian repositories. Does not need VirtualBox or NFS.

Short version for gurus: apt-get install vagrant vagrant-libvirt. Use vagrant normally, but disable NFS with config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/vagrant", disabled: true.

The rest of us can read on for full background and tutorial...

Install Debian on Virtualbox - Updated 2024

Install Debian Linux on VirtualBox. You can play with Linux even on Windows, before you completely move to Linux.

This is a beginner friendly tutorial, with quazillion screenshots.