Ubuntu Linux 6.06

Be sure to read General Installation Instructions for All VMware Products and this section before installing this operating system.

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

Fulfill these requirements before you install Ubuntu Linux 6.06:

•	Create and configure a new virtual machine.

Consider these support and configuration issues for Ubuntu Linux 6.06:

•	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 an overview of VMware Tools and for a listing of the manuals that contain instructions for installing VMware Tools in your guest, see knowledge base article 340 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.