Use this step-by-step guide to learn how to set up Samba to create file and printer sharing to SMB/CIFS clients from a Linux server.

How to create the repository Back on your remote machine create a repository directory (still as the user git) in the git users’ home with: mkdir /home/git/git_repo Change into that directory with: ...

Learn the basics of directory management in Linux using the command line tool.

Create a new VM Click VirtualBox’s Add toolbar button, give the VM a name, and set Type to Linux, and Version to Other Linux, with the appropriate bit (32 or 64) parameter matching your distro.

Concluding his series, Tom Fenton provides step-by-step instructions for creating a VM from different Linux distributions and discusses issues with running Windows on it.