1. Update your apt repository

> sudo apt-get update

2. Install VirtualBox.

> sudo apt-get install virtualbox

3. Install Vagrant.

> sudo apt-get install vagrant

1. Update your system

> yum -y update

> cd etc/yum.repos.d/

> wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo

> yum update -y

> yum install binutils qt gcc make patch libgomp glibc-headers glibc-devel kernel-headers kernel-devel

> dkms

> yum install virtualbox-5.0

2. Install Vagrant

> wget https://releases.hashicorp.com/vagrant/1.8.1/vagrant_1.8.1_x86_64.rpm

> yum localinstall vagrant_1.8.1_x86_64.rpm

In this tutorial, we will be installing Vagrant, a bare bones server with Ubuntu installed. Vagrant is a server that runs under VirtualBox. You will need to have VirtualBox installed. You will also need to have Putty installed in order to access your new Vagrant server via SSH. These instructions also apply to Windows 8.

Requirements:

A hard connection to the Internet

Putty needs to be installed. (putty-0.62-installer.exe)

VirtualBox needs to be installed.

Recommended: 8 GB RAM is recommended to run VirtualBox on Windows PCs

A. Installing Vagrant – bare bones server – Ubuntu only

1. Download and install the most recent VirtualBox for Windows from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Start up VirtualBox

2. Download and install the latest version of Vagrant from http://downloads.vagrantup.com. For this tutorial, we will use version 1.0.6. Windows users, download Vagrant.msi

Open Windows cmd prompt

For Windows 8, press Windows key and then press “R” key. This will open the RUN dialog box for you. Type “cmd” and press Enter.

Note: I typed vagrant command and I got the error message saying, ‘vagrant’ command not recognized. It was not added to the Path during install. Restarting your computer may help to refresh the path.

3. Change directory to C:\vagrant\vagrant\bin

4. Then type the following commands:

C:\vagrant\vagrant\bin> vagrant box add lucid32 http://files.vagrantup.com/lucid32.box

C:\vagrant\vagrant\bin> vagrant init lucid32

C:\vagrant\vagrant\bin> vagrant up

5. Open Putty and enter these credentials:

Hostname: 127.0.0.1

Port: 2222

Connection type: SSH

6. Login to Vagrant server

Enter username: vagrant

Password: vagrant

Type ls –lah at the prompt.

This is a bare bones server with Ubuntu installed.

vagrant@lucid32:~$ls -lah