Requirements

64 bit x86 processor

• at least 20 GB free space
• at least 4 GB ram
• Internet connection

Preparations

1. Download and install Oracle VM VirtualBox from here:
   https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
   
   Binaries are under “VirtualBox platform packages” label
   I’ve used version 4.3.0 (but any later version should work too)
2. Download Fedora 19 Desktop Edition (64 bit) from here:
   http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora
   
   Actual link for me:
   http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/19/Live/x86_64/Fedora-Live-Desktop-x86_64-19-1.iso

Installation

1. Start Oracle VM VirtualBox
2. Click New button
   
3. Give some details about the virtual machine
   

   Name:	Fedora 19
   Type:	Linux
   Version:	Fedora (64 bit)

   Click Next

4. Set memory size to at least 1500 MB
   Click Next
5. Select “Create a virtual hard drive now” option
   Click Create
6. Select “VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)” option
   Click Next
7. Select “Dynamically allocated” option
   Click Next
8. Set the size of the virtual hard drive to at least 16.00 GB
   Click Create
9. Right click on “Fedora 19” machine -> Settings…
10. Optional step
    If you have more than 1 CPU cores in your host machine:
    Select System → Processor
    Increase processor count for up to (your cores number – 1).
11. Select Storage
    Click Empty (under Controller: IDE)
    Click on the disk icon in Attributes frame on the right
    Choose a virtual CD/DVD disk file…
    Select Fedora-Live-Desktop-x86_64-19-1.iso
    Click Open
    Click Controller: SATA
    Check Use Host I/O Cache
    Click OK
12. Start the virtual machine by double clicking on “Fedora 19” label
13. Dismiss the warning messages (click on x)
    Click somewhere inside the window
    If you get an information message here:
    Check “Do not show this message again”
    Note: After clicking in the window the mouse cursor will be captured and all input goes to the virtual machine. If you want to leave the virtual machine press the Right Ctrl key. However from a point Fedora 19 supports mouse pointer integration where it is not necessary.
14. Select “Start Fedora Live”
    Press Enter
    (or simply wait for Fedora Live to autostart)
15. In “Welcome to Fedora” window click “Install to Hard Drive“
16. Select English (United States)
    Click Continue
17. Optional steps
    To change the time zone click “Change Date & Time“
    Select the region and the city
    Click Done
    To change the keyboard layout click “Keyboard“
    Click on the “+” sign and select your layout
    Click Add
    Change the order of layouts by clicking on your layout and the “^” sign
    Click Done
    Warning: This layout will only work on your installed system. That means that if you are entering a password in the installer it will be written according to the us layout.
18. Click “Installation destination”
    Click on “ATA VBOX HARDDISK” under Local Standard Disks
    Click Done
19. Select “Automatically configure my Fedora installation to the disk(s) I selected and return me to the main menu.”
    Click Continue
20. Click “Begin Installation“
21. During installation you should set root password and create a user
    Click “ROOT PASSWORD”
    Enter a Root Password and confirm it
    Click Done (or if you’ve given a weak password click it twice)
    Click “USER CREATION”
    Check “Make this user administrator”
    Enter user data
    Click Done (or if you’ve given a weak password click it twice)
22. After installation has finished click Quit
23. Click “Live System User”
    Click “Power Off”
    Click “Power Off“
24. Right click on “Fedora 19” machine → Settings…
    Choose Storage
    Click on “Fedora-Live-Desktop-..” (under Controller: IDE)
    Click on the disk icon in Attributes frame on the right
    Remove disk from virtual drive
    Click OK

Update the system

1. Start the virtual machine by double clicking on “Fedora 19” machine
   Dismiss the message about “Auto capture keyboard”.
   This is the boot menu, Fedora will start automatically.
   Note: If you press a key here you interrupt the boot of the default configuration. In this case choose the highest option (which is right in most cases) and press Enter.
2. Click on your user or press Enter
   Enter your password
   Click “Sign In” or press Enter
3. In Welcome screen choose English (United States)
   Click Next
4. Select your keyboard layout
   Click Next
   Click Next
   Click “Start using GNOME 3“
5. Watch the sort tutorial(s)
6. Update your system manually by doing the following:
   Click Activities
   Type “update” in the search box
   Click “Software Update”
   Click “Install Updates”
   Note:
   At this point you may encounter a kernel bug:
   WARNING: at net/sched/sch_generic.c:255 dev_watchdog+0x248/0x260()
   In this case continue the update process from a terminal:
   Click Activities
   Type “terminal” in the search box
   Click “Terminal“

   $ sudo yum -y update

   Press Enter
   Enter your password

7. If “A restart is required.” message pops up than click Close
8. Close every window
9. Click on the user’s name (in the upper right side of the screen)
   Click “Power Off”
   Click “Restart“
10. Login as before
11. Check updates as before
12. “All software is up to date” message should appear
    Note: If more updates are available than apply them

Install Guest Additions

1. Open a terminal (by clicking Activities, typing “terminal” and press Enter)
2. Install kernel development tools:

    $ sudo yum install kernel-devel gcc

   Enter your password
   Type “y” and Enter

3. Install Guest Additions:
   Click Devices in VirtualBox menu
   Click Install Guest Additions…
4. Click Run
5. Type your password and click Authenticate
6. After finish press Enter
7. Set clipboard sharing between the host and the virtual machine
   Click Devices menu in the VirtualBox window
   Check Shared Clipboard → Bidirectional
8. Power off the virtual machine:
   Click on the user’s name (in the upper right side of the screen)
   Click “Power Off”
   Click “Power Off“

Congratulation! You have just installed Fedora 19 in VirtualBox

Make a snapshot (optional)

1. Make a snapshot of this state to be able to restore it later
   Click “Snapshots” in the Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager window
   Click the “Take Snapshot” button that looks like a camera
2. Type “Original” as Snapshot Name
   Click OK
   Note: Now you can restore any time the original state by clicking on “Original” and the “Restore snapshot” button (a camera with an arrow)