= What we absolutely must know = <br clear="all" /> 1. What is my CPU. Identify it and make sure it's at least a quad core. '''TAKE A LOOK AT''' '''[http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/CPU.html CPU-World]''' <br clear="all" /> 2. Check if the 'virtualization parameters' are enabled on BIOS using {{UserCmd|command=LC_ALL=C lscpu | grep Virtualization}} 3. How much memory I have. Check the RAM and verify that is at least 4GB. <br clear="all" /> 4. The amount of free space on my hard drive. The virtual machine can use a disk image file so extra partitions are not necessary. {{note|You can also use raw partition specific for virtual machines. See [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Partitioning partitioning] for more information}} 5. The minimum hardware requirements of the operating system you want to install as a virtual machine. <br clear="all" />
1. Virtualization 2. Hypervisor 3. Virtual machine
