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Installing Linux(Ubuntu) on A Virtual Machine Using VMWare on Mac

Linux is one of the major operating systems and is heavily used in organisations all around the world.

In this blog post, I would walk you through how to create a Linux environment on your macOS using VMWare. I will be working with the following technologies:

Note: You should create an account before downloading the VMWare Fusion so as to receive a license key, but if you already have a license key, you can download without creating an account.

After downloading the VMWare Fusion, make sure to install it.

Now that we have all the requirements, let's proceed to install ubuntu on our computer.

Steps to Installing Ubuntu in VMWare Fusion

Click on LaunchPad, and on the search bar type "VMWare Fusion". Click on it and wait for it to open. Then double-click on Install from disc or image.
VMWare Fusion interface

Choose the Ubuntu operating system or just drag and drop it in the VMWare Fusion. Then click on Continue.
Selecting the Ubuntu desktop iso

Next, you fill in the fields and click on Continue.
Fill the fields

  • Remember, all fields are required in order to proceed to the next stage.

Next, Click on Finish. You will get a dialogue box requesting you to save your Virtual Machine. Click on Save.
Interface to show the configuration of the virtual machine

Click on Virtual Machine at the top of your screen, and the click Shut Down.
Shutting down the VM

Next, click on the spanner icon.
Click on the spanner icon

An interface should appear. Click on Processors & Memory.
Click on Processors & Memory

Increase the Processor to ensure the Vm works fine and does not lag.
Increase the processor

  • The default Processor is the "2 processor cores" but I am going with "4 processor cores" because the default processor makes my computer slow. You can choose the one that works best for your computer. I strongly recommend the "4 processor cores".

Next, you need to restart the Virtual Machine that you shut down by clicking the play button and wait for it to install.
Click the play button

After installing, next is to select your preferred language and click Continue.
Select your preferred language

Next is to choose your desired updates and softwares. Then click Continue.
Updates and other softwares

  • It is important to note that you can choose options that are different from mine. In fact the default options are different from how the options I decided to go with.

Check the Erase disk and Install Ubuntu and click on Install now.
Erase disk and install ubuntu

A dialogue box would appear. Click on Continue.
Click on continue to erase disk

It should automatically get your location. Then click Continue.
Where are you?

Fill the fields and click on Continue.
Who are you?

Wait for it to finish copying and retrieving files. This process lasts a few minutes.
Copying files

Click on Restart Now.
Restart to complete the installation

Upon restarting, Click on the user and input your password then hit enter.
Input your password

You can skip the settings in the subsequent pages till you get to the last one, then click Done.
You are ready to go!

Voila! You have successfully installed Ubuntu.
Ubuntu interface

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Jan Všetečka

What processor architecture are you using for this tutorial? Because for arm processors, this tutorial ends on booting up the image.

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Tchisom17

Hi, it was intel core i5