Ubuntu Linux 6.06

This section contains product support, installation instructions, and known issues for the Ubuntu Linux 6.06 operating system.

32-Bit Support

The following VMware products support 32-bit Ubuntu Linux 6.06:

•	VMware Workstation

Ubuntu Linux 6.06 – Workstation 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 5.5.9, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.5, 6.5.1, 6.5.2

Additional Support

•	SMP – 2-way experimental support on Workstation 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 5.5.9, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.5, 6.5.1, 6.5.2

•	Eclipse Integrated Virtual Debugger support for Ubuntu Linux 6.06 – Workstation 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.5, 6.5.1, 6.5.2

•	VMware ACE

Ubuntu Linux 6.06 – ACE 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2

•	VMware Server

Server Edition – VMware Server 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9

Desktop Edition – VMware Server 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9

Additional Support

•	SMP – 2-way experimental support on VMware Server 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9

64-Bit Support

The following VMware products support 64-bit Ubuntu Linux 6.06:

•	VMware Workstation – experimental support only

Ubuntu Linux 6.06 – Workstation 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 5.5.9, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.5, 6.5.1, 6.5.2

Additional Support

•	SMP – 2-way support on Workstation 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 5.5.9, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.5, 6.5.1, 6.5.2

•	Eclipse Integrated Virtual Debugger support for Ubuntu Linux 6.06 – Workstation 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.5, 6.5.1, 6.5.2

•	VMware ACE – experimental support only

Ubuntu Linux 6.06 – ACE 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2

•	VMware Server – experimental support only

Server Edition – VMware Server 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9

Desktop Edition – VMware Server 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9

Additional Support

•	SMP – 2-way support on VMware Server 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9

General Installation Notes

Be sure to read General Guidelines for All VMware Products as well as this guide to installing your specific guest operating system.

The easiest method of installing Ubuntu Linux 6.06 in a virtual machine is to use the standard Ubuntu Linux distribution CD.

Before installing the operating system, be sure that you have already created and configured a new virtual machine.

 

Note With many Linux guest operating systems, various problems have been observed when the BusLogic virtual SCSI adapter is used with VMware virtual machines. VMware recommends that you use the LSI Logic virtual SCSI adapter with this guest operating system.

Installation Steps

1	Insert the Ubuntu Linux CD in the CD-ROM drive.

2	Power on the virtual machine to start installing Ubuntu Linux.

3	After the Ubuntu Linux installer copies the files it needs to the virtual disk, it ejects the installation CD and displays a message indicating that the computer will restart. If the virtual machine fails to restart as expected, click the Reset button to restart it.

4	Follow the installation steps as you would for a physical PC.

VMware Tools

Be sure to install VMware Tools in your guest operating system. For details, see the manual for your VMware product or follow the appropriate link in the knowledge base article at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/340.

 

Note You must use the tar installer to install VMware Tools in Ubuntu Linux.

To install VMware Tools using the tar installer, you need to enable root in your Ubuntu guest. You can complete the following steps either before or during the VMware Tools installation.

Ubuntu Server Edition

1	Open a terminal window.

2	Log in as a normal user.

3	Type sudo passwd root to set a root password.

Ubuntu Desktop Edition

1	Select System > Administration > Login Window, and click the Security tab.

2	Select the Allow local system administrator login check box and click Close.

3	Select System > Administration > Users and Groups and click Unlock.

4	In the Authenticate window, type your password and click Authenticate.

5	Select root, click Properties, and under Set password by hand, establish a root password.

IPv6

Although IPv6 is supported with bridged networking, many Ubuntu Linux distributions boot faster when IPv6 networking is disabled. If the virtual machine is unable to communicate using the IPv6 protocol when it is enabled, vmware-config-tools.pl might not be able to correctly configure VMware Tools after installation.

To prevent this problem in virtual machines, running some versions of Ubuntu Linux, disable IPv6 before installing VMware Tools.

To disable IPv6 in a virtual machine running Ubuntu Linux

1	Log on as root or superuser.

2	In the /etc/modprobe.d/aliases file change the line

alias net-pf-10 ipv6

to

alias net-pf-10 off

3	Save the file and reboot the system.

After you disable IPv6, you should be able to install and configure VMware Tools successfully.

Known Issues

Configuration Changes Might Be Necessary for Proper Timekeeping Behavior

The default timekeeping configuration for this guest operating system might experience problems. For Linux timekeeping best practices, see the VMware knowledge base article at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006427.

Migration to a Different Processor

VMware recommends you do not migrate a Linux virtual machine between hosts when one host is running on an AMD processor and the other is running on an Intel processor.

During installation, many distributions of Linux choose a kernel that is optimized for the specific processor on which it is being installed, and some distributions install a generic kernel by default, but provide architecture-specific kernels that the user can choose to install. The kernel might contain instructions that are available only on that processor. These instructions can have adverse effects when run on a host with the wrong type of processor.

Thus, a Linux virtual machine created on a host with an AMD processor might not work if migrated to a host with an Intel processor. The reverse is also true: a Linux virtual machine created on a host with an Intel processor might not work if migrated to a host with an AMD processor.

This problem is not specific to virtual machines and also occurs on physical computers. For example, if you move a hard drive with a Linux installation from an AMD machine to an Intel machine, you are also likely to experience problems trying to boot from that drive.