Test Arduino IDE on Ubuntu virtual machine.Launch Arduino IDE for the first time – Permissions.Configure Arduino USB port on VirtualBox.If you found this tutorial useful, please let me know in comment section below. In VirtualBox, you can click on File > Check for updates and follow the link to download and install latest version. Most of the times updating to latest version of VirtualBox should fix those issues. I am sure some of you may face issues during VM creation or launching. Hope you enjoyed this tutorial as much as I enjoyed writing it!

I am choosing to skip this step for now, but you may want to install the updates.Īnd there we have it, our Ubuntu is ready to be used. You might see a screen like this in case there any updates. I will skip this step by clicking Skip button. You will be presented with a screen where you can connect your online accounts.

Go back to your launched VM and press ENTER.Įnter the password that you had setup while creating account and press ENTER. Click on Settings and under Storage verify that Controller IDE has empty record again. To remove installation medium, open VirtualBox (not the VM, but VirtualBox application itself) and click on newly created VM.

You will a message “Please remove the installation medium and then press ENTER” Once installation is complete, you will see below screen. Wait for the installation to complete, it will take a few minutes. On Who are you prompt, enter your details and click Continue On Where are you prompt, select your location and click Continue. On Write Changes to the disk prompt, click Continue Under Installation Type select Erase disk and install ubuntu and click Install Now. Select Keyboard Layout and click Continueįor updates and other software I will leave the default settings and click Continue Select your preferred Language and click on Install Ubuntu. But installation basics would remain the same. By the time you are installing, you may see different screens depending upon the latest version at the that time. Installation will take you through several steps, I am posting screenshots below of the screens I encountered. Startup process should begin and you will see a screen similar to this: Installing Ubuntu

Ubuntu virtualbox