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There are different ways to do the same thing. This is true for most experiences, and it's especially true in the Unix and Unix-like (Linux) world.
Here, we have three good examples of software and solutions that allow you to control virtual machine deployment in a mostly user-friendly fashion, even though you might think that all of these solutions are much more complex than you require.
I mention them here because it's good to know these options are out there, and even if you start your journey by installing VMs locally on an Ubuntu installation (using VirtualBox or KVM and Libvirt), you might wish to expand to something grander in the future.
Another option to consider is public cloud offerings, and while I'll talk about ...
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