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- #Ubuntu 16.04 vmware image how to#
- #Ubuntu 16.04 vmware image install#
- #Ubuntu 16.04 vmware image update#
- #Ubuntu 16.04 vmware image pro#
- #Ubuntu 16.04 vmware image iso#
Linux is a popular OS and by following the instructions here to avoid the installation issues, you should be able to successfully install Ubuntu 16.04 desktop on your vSphere system. Installing the VMware tools.īecause I wanted to access this system using SSH, I installed openSSH server by entering sudo apt-get install openssh-server.Ī few other parameters needed to be changed in the OpenSSH configuration file I made the following changes and additions toĪfter these changes and additions were made, I restarted the SSH service by running service ssh restart and I was then able to access the system using SSH from a remote system. I then rebooted my Ubuntu system and logged back in to it. To install VMware tools, I opened a terminal window on the Ubuntu system and entered sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-desktop and accepted all of the defaults when it installed ( Figure 12).
#Ubuntu 16.04 vmware image update#
Changing display settings.Īfter the system was successfully installed, I updated the packages on it by entering sudo apt-get update and then, in order to optimize the system for ESXi, I needed to install VMware tools. Next, I pressed F10 to boot the system, and then I needed to reboot the system one more time.Īfter the system rebooted, I was able to log in and to select Setting | Displays in order to change the screen resolution to 1024 x 800, but I needed to use the tab key to select the Apply button ( Figure 11). I changed the GFXmode entry from its default setting $linux_gfx_mode ( Figure 9) to 1024x720x32 ( Figure 10). I powered on the VM again and quickly went back to its console while it was booting, I pressed the right Shift key to enter the GRUB menu, and then pressed the 'E' key while the *Ubuntu line was highlighted ( Figure 8). To do this I powered down the Ubuntu VM using the vSphere client and then edited the VM setting to change the boot delay to 10 seconds (10,000 milliseconds) ( Figure 7). To fix this problem, I needed to change the screen resolution in the boot loader (GRUB). After the reboot was complete, I logged in under the username I created however, after logging in I was unable to click on any of the icons on the left of the screen due to the small screen size ( Figure 6).
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#Ubuntu 16.04 vmware image iso#
The user ID screen in vSphere.Īfter Ubuntu was installed, I detached the ISO image and rebooted the system.
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After I specified the username and password, I found the same issue of the screen not displaying correctly ( Figure 4), so I had to use the tab key to go to the hidden continue button ( Figure 5). In order to access the Continue button, I had to use the tab key to go to the Detect Keyboard Layout button, press the tab key twice and then press enter to go to the next installation screen. I accepted all other defaults until I hit the first issue due to the small screen size (800圆40), the wizard wasn't displaying as it normally should (see Figure 2 for an example of how it should be displaying), and the Continue button was also hidden ( Figure 3). From the install wizard, I selected "Install Ubuntu," and allowed it to download updates and to install third-party software. Next, I started the VM and opened a console to the VM. I also configured the Ubuntu ISO I downloaded to connect as a CD/DVD when the VM booted up ( Figure 1). I created a new VM by using the vSphere Web client, and specified the VM to have 2 CPUs, 2GB of RAM, 32MB of video memory, a 32GB hard drive backed by the NVMe drives. I downloaded the Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS ISO image from here and then transferred it to a datastore on my ESXi host by using WinSCP.
#Ubuntu 16.04 vmware image pro#
The back-end storage is provided by two 800GB Micron 9100 PRO Enterprise NVMe drives. The ESXi host is a dual proc (Intel E5-2640) Dell R620 server with 98GB of RAM. My vSphere 6.5 environment consists of a single ESXi host coupled with a vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA). I specifically chose the desktop version of Ubuntu because in a future article I'll be using this same Linux VM as a basis for a virtual desktop using VMware instant clone technology. In this article, I'll show you how I installed Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS Desktop on an ESXi host in my VMware vSphere 6.5 environment.
#Ubuntu 16.04 vmware image how to#
Installing Ubuntu 16.04 as a virtual machine (VM) on ESXi is a relatively simple process, provided you know how to work around some of the "gothcas" that can complicate the process.