To set up WordPress in an Ubuntu virtual machine using Vagrant, you can follow these steps:

1. Install VirtualBox: Download and install Oracle VirtualBox from the official website (https://www.virtualbox.org/) for your host operating system.
2. Install Vagrant: Download and install Vagrant from the official website (https://www.vagrantup.com/) for your host operating system.
3. Create a new directory: Create a new directory where you want to set up your Vagrant project.
4. Initialize Vagrant: Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the project directory.
5. Run vagrant init hashicorp/bionic64 to initialize vagrant.  This command initializes a new Vagrant project with an Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) base box.
6. Edit Vagrantfile: Open the Vagrantfile generated in the project directory using a text editor. Modify it to include the following configuration. An example Vagrant file that can be used to set up a WordPress environment in an Ubuntu virtual machine using VirtualBox as the provider:

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