Run Linux on Windows Operating System

Run Linux on Windows Operating System:

Linux is a free, open-source, UNIX-like operating system.Here I will tell you how to install & run a Linux based Operating system called Ubuntu on a Windows platform.
The utility VM Virtual Box allows you to do this, i.e you can run Ubuntu on a Windows Operating system just like you access and run any other application.Before you start, download the Ubunto OS(an iso image file).

Steps
1:Download and Install VM Virtual Box
2.Open it and click on New on top and click next.
3.Name the OS, & choose Ubuntu from the dropdown list.
4.Choose the amount RAM you want to allocate for the OS, say if u have 2 GB RAM-allocate 512 MB and click next.
5. When it asks you to choose the type of hardisk image-choose dynamically expanding image if you have lost of space on your hard disk else go for Fixed size image.Allocate a min of 2 GB.

6.Then Hit Finish, you will see a main page similar to the one below.

7.Click on Settings,and from the system tab-change the boot order to CD/DVD ROM first,followed by Harddisk.
8.Now from the storage tab-click on the small button(which has plus icon) on the top right corner-which says Add CD/DVD device and select the iso image file(Ubuntu OS) which you had downloaded.
9.You will see the Ubuntu OS icon on the main page, select it and click on start!(as above).
10.Click on the Option "Try Ubuntu"  to use, so you need not have to install it.