#Install dockstation ubuntu how to#
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Installing Open VM Tools on Ubuntu VMware Virtual Machine: Ubuntu should be running smoothly on the virtual machine.

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Login to Ubuntu with your password as usual. Your virtual machine should restart into the Ubuntu login screen. It may take a while to complete.Īt this point, Ubuntu should be installed on the virtual machine. Ubuntu installer should start installing Ubuntu. Now, type in your personal information and click on Continue. Select your time zone and click on Continue.

#Install dockstation ubuntu manual#

If you need to, you can do manual partitioning as well.

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I will just select Erase disk and install Ubuntu which will erase the entire virtual hard disk, create all the required partitions automatically and install Ubuntu. Now, select your keyboard layout and click on Continue.Īs this is a virtual machine, I won’t be doing any manual partitioning. To install Ubuntu, click on Install Ubuntu. Installing Ubuntu on the Virtual Machine: Now, you can install Ubuntu on the virtual machine as usual. As you can see, Ubuntu is starting from the ISO file.Īt this point, Ubuntu installer should start. Now, click on the button or click on Power on this virtual machine to start the virtual machine. For this to work, you must have a compatible processor installed on your host computer. If you want to use performance tuning softwares in the virtual machine, check the Virtualize CPU performance counters checkbox. If you want to enable nested virtualization (virtualization inside virtual machines), then check the Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-v/RVI checkbox. Usually, the Number of processors is set to 1 and Number of cores per processor can be 1 or more depending on your need. I will set 4 GB or 4096 MB of memory for this virtual machine in this article.įrom the Processors settings, you can change the number of virtual processors, and the number of cores to assign to each virtual processor for this virtual machine. Or, you can click and drag the slider up and down to increase or decrease the memory for the virtual machine respectively. If you want to change the memory, you can either type in the amount of memory (in MB/megabyte) you want for this virtual machine in the Memory for this virtual machine section. Here, 2 GB of memory (RAM) is selected by default. Now, select the Ubuntu ISO file that you’ve downloaded and click on Open.

Now, go to CD/DVD settings and select Use ISO image file.Ī file picker should be opened. Now, click on the newly created virtual machine from the library panel to open it.

Now, for better performance, select Store virtual disk as a single file and click on Next.Ī new virtual machine should be created. I will give the virtual machine a 20GB virtual hard disk. Now, type in the size of the virtual hard disk in GB (gigabyte). You may also type in a path or select a directory where the virtual machine data will be saved. Now, type in a name for the virtual machine. Select Linux from the Guest operating system section and Ubuntu 64-bit from the Version section. Now, you have to select the operating system that you will be installing on the virtual machine. Now, select I will install the operating system later and click on Next. Now, select Typical (recommended) and click on Next. New Virtual Machine Wizard window should be displayed. Once the Ubuntu ISO file is downloaded, open VMware Workstation and click on File > New Virtual Machine… It may take a while to complete.Ĭreating a VMware Workstation Virtual Machine: Your browser should start downloading the Ubuntu ISO file. Select a directory where you want to save the Ubuntu ISO file and click on Save. You will be asked for a location where you want to save the Ubuntu ISO file. I will download the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Desktop version in this article. Now, click on the Ubuntu version that you want to download. Downloading Ubuntu ISO Image:įirst visit the official website of Ubuntu from your favorite web browser.

#Install dockstation ubuntu how to#

In this article, I am going to show you how to install Ubuntu in VMware Workstation Virtual Machine.