Installation process on virtualbox is too slow

I have 32 bit intel(R) Core(TM2) Duo CPU.

Yesterday I tried to install Ubuntu 32 bit.

It literally took me 10 hrs to complete full installation. Why is virtual box so slow and is there any solution.

Because I want to install linux mint now I want it to happen faster

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Any VM is going to run considerably slower than your main system.
The slower & smaller your system, the more difference that is going to make.

With a 32-bit OS & maximum 4GB RAM, that is going to hit you even harder. Presumably you also have an old spinning rust Hard Disk, which is where your already struggling computer will have to constantly page RAM to in order to keep various tasks running at all.. that will slow it down still further.

The only ways to significantly improve the speed of the VM are:-
More RAM - can't be done on a 32-bit OS
Faster &/or larger HD - or better, SSD.

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Your machine (operating system) is hobbled with limited memory and you can expect it to be very slow.

1. VMware is faster than Virtual Box and may be worth considering.

2. More importantly, upgrade to a 64-bit operating system and add working memory to your computer. 8 GB is a reasonable minimum for virtual machine use and 16GB is much better.

I am using VMware on a decent 64-bit machine and the Virtual Machines perform very well and fast. Fast host SSD helps as well

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