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I am assuming that you have already installed VirtualBox and that your CPU supports virtualization, using either Intel VT-x or AMD-V (SVM) which has been enabled in the BIOS.
The ISO file for the Linux distro (e.g. MX Linux) to be installed in VirtualBox has been downloaded to the user’s Downloads directory.
Open VirtualBox and click on New.
1. Enter a descriptive name into the Name box (e.g. MX Linux).
2. Select Linux as the Type. ...
Preserving your existing Home partition when installing a new distro
IMPORTANT
Regardless of the following suggestion on how to preserve your current Home (/home) partition, it is ESSENTIAL to also make a BACKUP of all existing personal data, just in case anything goes wrong!
The backup, to an external hard drive or similar, should include the following:
bookmarks.html (Firefox in my case)
Email profile folder (Thunderbird in my...
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