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in this article we’ll learn how to download and install VirtualBox, but before we start let’s talk about your PC or your laptop or whatever machine you intend to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PC\/Laptop configuration suitable for this VirtualBox<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You need a machine something powerful enough to be able to do all the things that you want to do without any hiccups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can see on the picture above, the processor speed is 2.8 gigahertz, number of processors is one, total number of cores is number 4 so this is a quad core based computer if you have anything of this sort you’re good to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So you can use these to gauge, if your system is good enough for this course or if you need to buy a new laptop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can use this as a guide now have a look at the memory this is the other side of the coin that is also very important here we got 16 gig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 gig based PCs, laptops are usually expensive I mean the gap between 16 gig and 8 gig is usually quiet for a part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have 8 gig it’s good to go if you have 16 gig much better because we’re gonna be spinning up virtual machines and building clusters and doing all sorts of things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re able to get this awesome<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I just wanted to show you a little bit detail of what my memory setup is like it’s just two slots of 8 gig of ram so if you have 8 gig already and your laptop is able to accommodate another 8 gig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You probably don’t need to throw away your laptop all. you need to do is figure out if you can buy an additional 8 gig and just put it in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have an idea of what sort of system configuration you need to have to get the most out of this DevOps mentorship program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understanding VirtualBox – Download and Install VirtualBox<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let’s go ahead and download and install virtualbox, but before we do that I like to get you to really understand what exactly VirtualBox is<\/p>\n\n\n\n