# Setup the Student Virtual Machine

## Introduction

We need to have a good setup for all the software and tools we will be using during this training. By having one common operating system pre-configured to play with, we can focus on the training rather than trying to troubleshoot random setup issues etc.

## What are we going to cover?

This chapter will cover the steps needed to import and connect to the Virtual Machine.

We have installed and configured a Zorin, a modern Linux based distribution, with standard software that helps us do security testing of cloud servers and applications.

List of the software

* Zorin 16.1
* Xfce desktop environment
* Open SSH server
* cURL
* htop
* Python 3
* python-pip
* awscli (python package)
* boto3 (python package)
* GCloud Cli
* VirtualBox Guest additions
* Firefox browser
* Burpsuite Community Edition
* bash\_profile
* codenamize
* Ansible
* Terraform

## Steps to setup

### Import the OVA into VirtualBox

![OVA Import](/files/shSn85m5vfkgpqud0vv4)

### Reinitialize MAC addresses

![Reinitialize MAC](/files/yXi1Q5I0e2jVVEpqcm9K)

### Login with credentials

```
username: student
password: student
```

### Check if you are connected to the Internet

```
ping 8.8.8.8

ping www.google.com
```

### Time Correction Commands

Install `ntp` in your student machine with the following command

```
sudo apt install ntp 
```

**If, and only if,** the clock on this virtual machine syncs out of the correct time then run the following commands from a terminal

```
sudo -i
echo -n Asia/Kolkata > /etc/timezone
rm /etc/localtime
ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Kolkata /etc/localtime
sudo service ntp stop
sudo ntpdate -s time.nist.gov
sudo service ntp start
```

**Note:** Reboot the machine if the time change is not automatic

## Additional information

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