This tutorial wil try to explain how to setup Ubuntu 8.04.2 Server (LTS) with VMware Server 2.0.1. This tutorial is written for the 32-bit versions of Ubuntu and VMware.
Software:
- Ubuntu 8.04.2 Server LTS (ubuntu-8.04.2-server-i386.iso)
- VMware Server 2.0.1 (vmware-server-2.0.1-156745.i386.tar.gz)
Before we start
Download Ubuntu and burn it on a CD. Download VMware and write down the linux code. Place the vmware software on a windows machine and share the folder.
In this example I use server1 as hostname and the ip address will be 192.168.10.10 and gateway 192.168.10.1.
All data on your harddisk will be deleted!
Installing Ubuntu 8.04
Boot the system from your Ubuntu CD.- Select language: English
- Install Ubuntu Server
- Select language: English-English
- Select location: other
- Select country: [your country]
- Detect keyboard layout: <Yes>
- Press the keys
- Keyboard detected: <Continue>
- Files will be copied from CD
- Hostname: server1
- Partition method: Guided – use entire disk
- Select disk: <your disk>
- Write changes to disk: <Yes>
- Base system is installed
- Full name for the new user: user [or your own name]
- Username for your account: user [or your own name]
- Choose a password for the new user: [your password]
- Re-enter password to verify: [your password]
- HTTP proxy: <keep empty>
- Choose software to install: [*] OpenSSH server
- Installation Complete: [Remove CD and reboot system]
- sudo apt-get install vim
- sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces
- su /etc/init.d/networking restart
- su vi /etc/hosts
- sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get upgrade
- sudo reboot
# # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.10.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.10.0
broadcast 192.168.10.255
gateway 192.168.10.1
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.10.10 server1.yourdomain.nl server1
# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts
Installing VMware 2.0.1
download vmware and place the file in /home/user/vmware- sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.24-23-generic
- sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.24-23-386
- sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.24-23-server
- cd /home/user/vmware/
- tar xzf VMware-server-2.0.1-156745.i386.tar.gz
- cd vmware-server-distrib
- sudo ./vmware-install.pl
- use defaults except the options below:
- The current administrative user for VMware Server is ”. Would you like to
specify a different administrator? [no] yes
Please specify the user whom you wish to be the VMware Server administrator
user
Using user as the VMware Server administrator. - Please enter your 20-character serial number. Type XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX or ‘Enter’ to cancel: [Enter your code]
After the installation is complete, goto https://192.168.10.10:8333
Enter you username/password and presto, you have your VMware console.
