Use QEMU
sudo apt-get install qemu
Create disk
# Create base VM image qemu-img create -f qcow2 debian.qcow2 2G # Install Debian qemu -enable-kvm -k tr -cdrom debian-504-i386-businesscard.iso -hda debian.qcow2 -boot d dpkg-reconfigure console-data aptitude install ssh sudo # Create the actual VM's disk qemu-img create -f qcow2 -o backing_file=debian.qcow2 actual.qcow2 qemu -enable-kvm -k tr -hda actual.qcow2 -net user -net nic \ -redir tcp:5022::22 \ -redir tcp:9080::80 # SSH into the VM ssh -p 5022 www@localhost