VM-for-Ubuntu

- download virtual box https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
- download ubuntu image  https://www.ubuntu.com/download
  - Find older releases here: http://releases.ubuntu.com
- install virtual box
- open virtual box and create new virtual machine (Type: Linux, Version Ubuntu 64b)
  - assign 2048MB RAM and 10G (default) VDI storage
  - once created, click on settings
      - go to storage --> 
      - click on Empty under Contoller: IDE
      - click on cd next to optical drive and point to ISO image downloaded
      - click on Live CD/DVD
  - press OK
  - start the VM
  - install Ubuntu
  - restart VM
  - To install shared clip board:
      - Devices --> Insert Guest Additions CD Image -->  and install
      - Devices --> Shared Clipboard --> bidirectional
  - To install shared folders
      - Devices --> shared folders --> add the + and add the folders you want to share
      - Add your account to the vboxsf user group: $ sudo usermod -G vboxsf -a myusername  
      - Then reboot
      - Your shared folder will appear under /media/sf_SHAREDFOLDERNAME
- Install additional packages:
  - $ sudo apt-get update
  - $ sudo apt-get install clang libicu-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl-dev git curl
- Install swiftenv https://swiftenv.fuller.li/en/latest/installation.html
  - make sure you change .bash_profile to .bashrc
  - $ source .bashrc
  - $ swiftenv install 3.1.1
  - $ swiftenv version
- If you have private repos, you will need to setup SSH keys and all that goodness again