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Don't use Virtualbox as it is a Hype 2 hypervisor not a hype 1. You want actually KVM via Libvirt. Libvirt also has the advantage of not requiring any proprietary software. (Just make sure to install the virtual drivers)
That's all fine and dandy but OP said they're not very technical. Conceptually Virtualbox is a lot simpler to deal with. There's a lot of advantages (philosophical and practical) to be had with a KVM or QEMU setup for sure, but if you want a simple to understand click-it-together setup then Virtualbox is better. If OP wants to graduate to a better setup then I hope they go for a good FOSS solution eventually but going straight for the deep end is rarely a good idea if you want people to understand what they're doing.
Virtual manager is pretty straight forward. You click on create and follow the wizard. You can even have VMs running in the background