Step 1 - Install VirtualBox and Vagrant

First you need to install both VirtualBox and Vagrant on your computer. These two pieces of software are what you need to run virtual machines.

Install VirtualBox and Vagrant on Linux

If your computer has Linux on it. We provide installation instructions for Ubuntu because it is one of the most popular Linux distributions currently in use.

Install VirtualBox and Vagrant on Windows

If your computer has Windows on it. In contrast with Ubuntu installation, in order to install VirtualBox and Vagrant on Windows you will need to manually download and run some installation programs.

Step 2 - Install the Java classes VM

After you have installed VirtualBox and Vagrant, you need to install the Java classes VM

Download the Java classes VM

The easiest way to get the Java classes VM running on Vagrant. Use Vagrant to download and install a VM we have set and made available online.

Create Java classes VM from a Ubuntu VM

If you want to learn how to create the Java classes VM, this section will teach you all we did from a clean Ubuntu image.

Steps 1 and 2 - Linux Shortcut

You can also take the following shortcut to the lessons, which is a single command line. You can only use this shortcut if you have Ubuntu on your PC.

Linux Shortcut

Step 3 - Do the lessons

Lessons list