Running a BlissOS VM in VirtualBox 🌱

What is BlissOS?

[BlissOS is] an Open Source OS, based on Android, that incorporates many optimizations, features, and expanded device support. And it is available for just about any Chromebook, Windows/Linux PC or tablet released in the last 4 years -https://blissos.org/index.html
  1. Download BlissOS Download
  2. Launch VirtualBox
  3. Create a New VM by selecting Machine > New

    Name: BlissOS
    Machine Folder: C:\VMs
    Type: Linux
    Version: Other Linux (64-bit)
    Memory Size: 2048 MB
    Hard disk: Create a virtual hard disk now

  4. Click Create
  5. On the Create Virtual Hard Disk dialog

    Name the virtual disk image BlissOS.vdi
    File size: 16 GB
    Hard disk file type: VDI
    Storage on physical hard disk: Dynamically Allocated

  6. Click Create
  7. Select the VM and Click Settings
  8. Select System > Processor
  9. Give the VM at least 2 processors
  10. Select Display
  11. Slide the Video Memory to 128 MB and set the Graphics Controller to VBoxVGA
  12. Select Network
  13. Set the attached to dropdown to Bridged Adapter
  14. Select Storage
  15. Click on the CD-ROM drive
  16. Select the disc dropdown to the right > Choose a virtual optical disc file...
  17. Browse to and select the downloaded BlissOS .iso file
  18. Click OK
  19. Make sure the BlissOS VM is selected and click Start > Normal
  20. At the Live & Installation CD screen select Installation - Install Bliss-OS to harddisk... > Press Enter
  21. Select Create/Modify Partitions > Press Enter
  22. Select No to use GPT > Press Enter
  23. Select New > Press Enter
  24. Select Primary > Press Enter > Leave the default size > Press Enter
  25. Select Bootable > Press Enter
  26. Select Write > Press Enter
  27. Type yes to confirm writing the changes > Press Enter
  28. Select Quit > Press Enter
  29. Select the newly created sda1 partition > OK
  30. Select the ext4 file system > OK
  31. Select Yes to confirm formatting the disk
  32. Select Yes to install the GRUB bootloader
  33. Select Yes to make the /system directory read-write
  34. Once the installation completes, select Devices > Optical Drives > Remove disk from virtual drive
  35. If prompted, click Force Unmount to remove the disk image
  36. Select Reboot
  37. Press Enter at the GRUB menu to continue booting
  38. Wait while the system partition has been extended
  39. Welcome to BlissOS