Ova file download

An Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) is a single file package that allows for easy distribution and setup of virtual machines (VMs). VirtualBox is an open source virtualization platform that allows you to use OVA files to create and manage VMs.

This guide will cover how to acquire an OVA file, install VirtualBox, and configure and launch an Ubuntu VM that you can connect to via the virtual console or over SSH.

Download an OVA¶

The easiest way to get an OVA is to download one from cloud-images.ubuntu.com.

You can get the latest daily OVA for a given by downloading .

Create a new directory and get the latest daily for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat).

Install VirtualBox¶

There are two ways of getting VirtualBox depending on whether you are on an Ubuntu system or not.

From the Ubuntu archive¶

If you are on Ubuntu, the simplest way to get VirtualBox is from the Ubuntu archive, the official repository provided by Ubuntu.