How-To Install VirtualBox, Ubuntu, Steam & TF2 to get Tux (Pics & Clear Instuctions)

[Lansing]

Hello everyone, I wrote an in-depth guide on how to install and configure VirtualBox, Ubuntu, Steam & TF2 in order to obtain the Tux Linux promotional item.

I hope some of you find it useful, I tried to use clear instructions and images to show the process from start to finish. It's not exactly simple to do for the average computer user, but with clear instructions it's much easier.

It would take approximately 1 hour to complete the whole process. By using VirtualBox it's also much safer to install Ubuntu, instead of partitioning your main pc. Hopefully people will be encouraged to try Linux as well, because it's an open and free environment.

Let me know if this has worked for you or if you have any advice.

[whydontyoukissm]

Will try this later. And to uninstall everything, do I just uninstall VB or uninstall TF2 > STeam > Ubuntu and then VB? lol

[MISSINGNO]

You sir are a gentlemen. +rep

[Lansing]

Originally Posted by whydontyoukissm

Will try this later. And to uninstall everything, do I just uninstall VB or uninstall TF2 > STeam > Ubuntu and then VB? lol

Uninstall is very simple

1. Remove the virtual machine from VirtualBox.

2. Uninstall VirtualBox

3. Delete the ubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.vbox & ubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.vdi files you uncompressed earlier.

VirtualBox is great because you really can't mess anything up, and if you do you can start over. If you mess up a real Ubuntu install you can wipe your system if you don't know what you are doing.

VirtualBox is really cool however and it uses almost no resources or space, I would recommend to keep it if you want to ever test any operating systems in the future. You can even use it make a secure operating Linux system for accessing your bank account or other important accounts for security reasons. Much safer that way. I also use it for testing Windows software, before I decide to keep something or remove it.

I hope you guys give Linux a try, Steam support will only improve in the future and more games will become available.

Originally Posted by MISSINGNO

You sir are a gentlemen. +rep

Thank you, hope it helps some people out.

[Rickenlotus]

Just what I needed. I'll give it a shot tomorrow, but have some rep.

[spacethief]

"you can still obtain Tux by launching TF2 for a few minutes before it crashes"

I've been messing with this for a couple hours, but I finally decided to check my backpack when I read this. I never had to truly launch the game. :P

+rep great guide

[HeavyisOP]

Do you mind pasting it here?

[Lansing]

Originally Posted by HeavyisOP

Do you mind pasting it here?

Yeah sorry, it's too long to post and has images I made it offsite because it's rather complex.

[The Medic]

Have some rep, fine sir.

[whydontyoukissm]

Got a question:

Where do I put this in on windows? This is the recommended step for increasing the 20gb partition

cd “C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\”

VBoxManage modifyhd "C:\ubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.vdi" --resize 40000

[Lansing]

Originally Posted by whydontyoukissm

Got a question:

Where do I put this in on windows? This is the recommended step for increasing the 20gb partition

cd “C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\”

VBoxManage modifyhd "C:\ubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.vdi" --resize 40000

This is a double command to be issued inside of the cmd.

You can open the cmd by typing cmd in the search or run field of your Windows OS. The cmd is a terminal like application for Windows.

cd “C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\” will go into your VirtualBox directy, also check to make sure that's the correct path.

After that you issue the second command:

VBoxManage modifyhd "C:\ubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.vdi" --resize 40000

What this command does is start up VBoxManage.exe which is in the VirtualBox directory, it then tells is to modify ubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.vdi to the defined size 40000 which = 40 GB.

Make sure that C:\ubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.vdi path is correct.

If you are doing this you will then need to use gparted live cd to fix the partitions, otherwise Ubuntu will not see a change.

[whydontyoukissm]

OK thanks, will try thr gparted live step and get back to you

[hairy potty]

lol, I tried to start Ubuntu from USB earlier and I couldn't install Steam. Thanks mang.

[Lansing]

This will require a little bit of computer knowledge, just keep trying and re-read the steps carefully. It's very difficult to describe every single step in the most minuet detail without the whole guide being 100 pages long.

You need to think a little bit. I think partitioning with gparted might be a bit tricky for some people. You are trying to move the extended and swap section to the right by resizing and to expand the primary ext4 partition to give it more space.

If you skip this step, you may run out of space on Ubuntu as TF2 takes over 13GB of space and if you require an update it uses further space to save files + Ubuntu uses 3GB space and 1GB roughly is used by swap.

[AtomicStryker]

Fatal error: Steam does not run in Virtualbox with 3D acceleration enabled. Try turning off 3D acceleration


EDIT:

While i am aware i can turn off 3D acceleration, doing so will prevent TF2 from launching at all.