Make sure everything is up to date.
sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
Visit my Dotfiles repo for instructions.
3. Download IE test VMs for VirtualBox
These take a while to download, so maybe do it on a separate day as a background process.
# IE8 - XP
curl -O "https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/VMBuild_20141027/VirtualBox/IE8/Linux/IE8.XP.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip"
# IE9 - Win7
curl -O "https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/VMBuild_20141027/VirtualBox/IE9/Linux/IE9.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip"
# IE10 - Win8
curl -O "https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/VMBuild_20141027/VirtualBox/IE10/Linux/IE10.Win8.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip"
# IE11 - Win8.1
curl -O "https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/VMBuild_20141027/VirtualBox/IE11/Windows/IE11.Win8.1.For.Windows.VirtualBox.zip"
# Edge - Win10
curl -O "https://az792536.vo.msecnd.net/vms/VMBuild_20150801/VirtualBox/MSEdge/Windows/Microsoft%20Edge.Win10.For.Windows.VirtualBox.zip"