Install
Download
Download the vm from here
Note
The size of the VM is around 2GB compressed and up to 15GB uncompressed.
Extract
The virtual disk is archived using XZ compression.
To extract the archive:
Windows: you can use 7-Zip to extract the archive.
Linux: cd to the download directory and run
xz -d qgis.vdi.xz
You can run the VM as you would do with any VirtualBox VM.
Note
As the VM is based on Linux it is fairly simple to convert the image to a raw disk and put it on a USB stick (minimum 16GB) or a faster storage. This would enable you to run the app without the virtualization penalty and enjoy the full speed of your hardware.
Run QGEP
After logging in with qgis
user and the same password, by clicking the QGIS icon located in the bottom bar
you will get the following image:
Clicking the qgep_en project and following the QGEP User Guide should get you started.