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Installing Oracle VirtualBox

A VM environment is essentially a copy of an existing operating system that may have preinstalled software. The VM can be delivered in a single file, which allows users to replicate an entire machine by just launching a file instead of reinstalling the OS and configuring it to mimic another system. The VM operates in a self-contained environment; that is, it does not depend on the host operating system to deliver its functionalities.

To install CDH Quickstart VM, we will be using Oracle VirtualBox, which is used to launch VMs from VM files.

Steps to install CDH in VirtualBox:

Download the Oracle VirtualBox relevant for your system (Windows, macOS, or Linux) from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads (if this ...

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