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:
Ubuntu 22.04 (Download Ubuntu 22.04 from here)
VMWare Fusion (Download VMWare Fusion from here)
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.
Choose the Ubuntu operating system or just drag and drop it in the VMWare Fusion. Then click on Continue.
Next, you fill in the fields and click on Continue.
- 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.
Click on Virtual Machine at the top of your screen, and the click Shut Down.
Next, click on the spanner icon.
An interface should appear. Click on Processors & Memory.
Increase the Processor to ensure the Vm works fine and does not lag.
- 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.
After installing, next is to select your preferred language and click Continue.
Next is to choose your desired updates and softwares. Then click Continue.
- 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.
A dialogue box would appear. Click on Continue.
It should automatically get your location. Then click Continue.
Fill the fields and click on Continue.
Wait for it to finish copying and retrieving files. This process lasts a few minutes.
Click on Restart Now.
Upon restarting, Click on the user and input your password then hit enter.
You can skip the settings in the subsequent pages till you get to the last one, then click Done.
Voila! You have successfully installed Ubuntu.
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Top comments (2)
What processor architecture are you using for this tutorial? Because for arm processors, this tutorial ends on booting up the image.
Hi, it was intel core i5