Snapshot of the virtual machine
Before we start the virtual machine, we should take a snapshot of it so that we can quickly revert to the point of time where we started.
To take a snapshot of the virtual machine and name it, follow the given steps:
- First, select the virtual machine, then click on the Snapshots button at the top right-hand corner of the Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager window:
- In the Snapshots view, click on the Take snapshot button:
- Provide a name for the snapshot, I have named it
Base image
. Then, click on OK:
Now, we have a snapshot that enables us to go back to the previous state of the VM as we make changes to the system configuration.