A simple guide in setting up a virtual testing environment for front-end development under Ubuntu.

1. Setting Up Cross-Browser Testing
Environment
(Debian-based System)
Gerald Z. Villorente
Kite Systems Inc.

2. Requirements
● Must be Debian (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Kubuntu,
Edubuntu, Lubuntu, Backbox, BackTrack,
Aurora, Asturix, Bodhi Linux, Buildix,
Peppermint OS, Trisquel, etc)
● VirtualBox
● Windows ISO (Genuine)

3. Installation: Virtualbox
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose virtualbox-guest-additions-iso

4. Configuration: Creating Virtual OS
● Select New and click Next as shown below.

5. Configuration: Creating Virtual OS

6. Configuration: Creating Virtual OS

7. Configuration: Creating Virtual OS

8. Configuration: Creating Virtual OS

9. Configuration: Creating Virtual OS

10. Configuration: Creating Virtual OS

11. Configuration: Creating Virtual OS

12. Configuration: Creating Virtual OS

13. Configuration: Virtual Bios

14. Configuration: Adding Installation Source

15. Configuration: Adding Installation Source
● For ISO: select first option
● For CD/DVD: select second option

16. Configuration: Boot Option

17. Configuration: Boot Option
Make sure that the CD/DVD is the first
boot device.

18. Installation: Run the Virtual Machine

19. Installation: Loading setup files

20. Post Installation

21. Installation: Guest Additions

22. Configuration: Updating Hosts file

23. Configuration: IP Mapping

24. Loading the App

25. Thank You