Android Setup using Virtual Box

Download Virtual Box

Open the terminal and type virtualbox. The application will open if Virtualbox is already installed on your pc. If not then click on the link to install virtual box. https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Choose the correct version for your computer.

What is Android?

Android is a mobile operating system (OS) based on the Linux kernel and currently developed by Google. With a user interface based on direct manipulation, Android is designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers, with specialized user interfaces for televisions (Android TV), cars (Android Auto), and wrist watches (Android Wear).
Android is popular with technology companies which require a ready-made, low-cost and customizable operating system for high-tech devices.[25]Android's open nature has encouraged a large community of developers and enthusiasts to use the open-source code as a foundation for community-driven projects, which add new features for advanced users[26] or bring Android to devices which were officially released running other operating systems.

How to Install Android on Virtual Box?

Once you have virtual box on your pc, type virtualbox on the terminal.A window will appear.
This window is called the Virtual Box Manager. On the left, you will see a pane that is currently empty but will later list out all your virtual machines.
Click on the link to download the ISO file for android : http://foss.coep.org.in/vdisks/iso/ Select android.iso and save it on your computer.
Open the Virtual Box Manager and click on Machine and then New found the left side of the title bar.
A Window named Create New Virtual Machine will appear. Click on Next.
Give your OS a name by filling in the Name space such as android(name).
Select the Operating System as Linux and Version as Linux 2.6.

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Select the Memory space as 1500 MB. Click on Next.

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Choose Create New hard disk. Click on next.

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Choose File type as VDI and click on next.

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You can choose storage details as either dynamic or fixed. Select one of them and click on next.

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Change the location and the size of the hard disk to atleast 8GB and click on next.

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Click on Create.

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Once the virtual machine is created you can view it on the Virtual Box Manager. It will currently say Powered Off. Double Click on the Machine Name and the First Run Wizard will open.
Follow the steps to complete the installation.

Click next.
By clicking on the folder picture, select the ISO file that you had previously downloaded and click next.
Click Start.

A window will open.

Using the down arrow key select the installation option and press enter.

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To make a partition, Choose create/modify partition option and press ok.

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Use the left/right arrow keys to select New. Press Enter.

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Select Primary and press Enter.
Press Enter.

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Use the left/right arrow keys to select Write. Press Enter.

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Use keyboard to type yes and press enter.

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Select quit and press enter.
Select sda1 and press enter.

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Use down arrow key to select ext3 and press enter.

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Select yes and press enter.

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Select yes to install GRUB.

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Select yes to read/write.

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The installation will take place.
Now, Select Run-Android and press enter.
The installation is now complete. Before rebooting the android again go to the setting/storage remove the iso of android from CD drive.

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Select Language and wait for a while.
Select Wi-Fi Skip -> Skip Anyway

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Note: if you found Connecting for long time then GO to Machine-> setting -> network -> under Advanced uncheck cable connected. -> OK.(try again skip Wi-Fi)