how to install redhat 6 (RHEL 6) in Oracle Virtual box
This is a quick tutorial on how to properly install RedHat on Virtualbox. If you are going to study RedHat, you’d need a properly installed system to work on. You could use RedHat in Virtualbox. I recommend using virtualbox rather than installing as a main operating system. Because if something goes wrong, you can deal with it easily.
There is a slight confusion among most people about the price of the RedHat operating system. Like, Linux is opensource but why are they charging for it, and can I use RedHat without having a licence.? Actually, RedHat is free, but you are paying for the support from them. So, in a production environment, you might wanna subscribe, but, for now, we don’t need a certificate/licence.
Another option is to use CentOs, which is totally free and you get support from the community. You might wanna try that.. 🙂
That’s enough intro, let’s get started.
First of all you need to download the iso image for RedHat from RedHat servers. Go HERE. You may have to create an account.
Now you need to download the VirtualBox software from : HERE
Install it (obviously), and open it. Place the downloaded iso somewhere you can access (like in your desktop)
Open VirtualBox and Click on new, then give a name for your guest os. You could give a name you like, I’d give it “RedHat. Choose the operating system from the list. (I chose RedHat 64bit