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3 | 3 | ## Getting the virtual machine
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| -The Causal Testing virtual machine file is located here: [CausalTesting_Artifact.ova](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KHwFB2S9-pdzdgChGxqG1AnQNqa9glPj) |
| 5 | +1. Download [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org). |
| 6 | +2. Download virtual machine file [CausalTesting_Artifact.ova](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hyzHYCQEkOzYiLGldkBVxNvQt0Phb-th). |
| 7 | +<br> **Please note this is a large file (5BG) and may take some time to download.** |
| 8 | +3. Open VirtualBox. |
| 9 | +4. Go to **File > Import Appliance...** |
| 10 | +5. Find and select the downloaded virtual machine file (CausalTesting_Artifact.ova). Click **"Continue"**. |
| 11 | +6. Leave all the settings as they are and click **"Import"**. |
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| -Download this file to your computer. Make sure you make note of where you put the file, as you will need it in the next step. |
| 13 | +Once the virtual machine is imported, it will appear in your VirtualBox Manager as **CausalTesting_Artifact**. |
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| -## Loading the virtual machine |
| 15 | +You can now start the virtual machine by clicking the green **"Start"** arrow at the top of the VirtualBox Manager (see screenshot below). |
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| -Before you can run the virtual machine, you will need to download and install [VirtualBox 6](https://www.virtualbox.org). |
| 17 | +<img src="images/VB-Manager.png" alt="VirtualBox Manager"/> |
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| -Once you've installed VirtualBox, you're ready to load and run the virtual machine. |
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| -To load the virtual machine, you will need to import the **CausalTesting_Artifact.ova** file into VirtualBox. You do so as follows: |
| 19 | +### Resizing the virtual machine screen |
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| -1. Open VirtualBox. |
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| -2. Go to **File > Import Appliance...** |
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| -3. Find and select the downloaded virtual machine file (CausalTesting_Artifact.ova). Click **"Continue"**. |
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| -4. Leave all the settings as they are and clikc **"Import"**. |
| 21 | +If the virtual machine loads and you find it is not an appropriate size, you can find the size that works for you by doing the following: |
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| -Once the virtual machine is imported, it will appear in your VirtualBox Manager as **CausalTesting_Artifact**. You can now start the virtual machine by clicking the green **"Start"** arrow at the top of the VirtualBox Manager (see screenshot below). |
| 23 | +1. In your VirtualBox VM menu, go to **View > Virtual Screen 1 > ...**. You will see different scaling options; select the one that best suites your screen. |
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| 25 | +<img src="images/resizeVM.png" alt="Resize menu" width="600" height="500"/> |
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| 27 | +2. Your menu may look different if you are running a different operating system. However, if given percentages to re-scale they will have the same effect. |
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| 29 | +### Waking up the virtual machine |
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| 31 | +If you leave the virtual machine and return to a black screen or screen saver, press any key on your keyboard to wake up the virtual machine. |
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| -<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1VjrcBPwrz4LO8cwlspb0TmEUcqwMoCp-" alt="VirtualBox Manager"/> |
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