Collegem Management
A Tutorial on Setting up Ubuntu Linux Virtual Machines
Copyright 2011 Dr. Lixin Tao http://csis.pace.edu/lixin Pace University
2/12/2011
PDF Version: http://csis.pace.edu/lixin/ubuntu/LinuxTutorial.pdf
Table of Contents
1 Installing VMware Player.................................................................................................................... 1 2 Deploying and Using a Completed Ubuntu Virtual Machine ............................................................. 6 2.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Downloading the Completed Version of Ubuntu V10.10 Linux VM on Windows ................ 6 2.3 Installing the Completed Version of Ubuntu V10.10 Linux VM on MacBook ...................... 8 2.4 Launching and Logging on the VM ........................................................................................ 8 2.5 Changing Mouse Focus and Exchanging Files between VM and PC ................................... 13 2.5.1 Dragging-and-Dropping ............................................................................................... 13 2.5.2 Using a USB Portable Disk. ......................................................................................... 13 2.5.3 Shared Folders .............................................................................................................. 14 2.5.4 Coping and Pasting Text between VM and PC ............................................................ 16 2.6 Using Basic Ubuntu Tools .................................................................................................... 16 2.6.1 Launching a Terminal Window .................................................................................... 16 2.6.2 Launching a Firefox Web Browser .............................................................................. 17 Launching a Nautilus File Browser
Copyright 2011 Dr. Lixin Tao http://csis.pace.edu/lixin Pace University
2/12/2011
PDF Version: http://csis.pace.edu/lixin/ubuntu/LinuxTutorial.pdf
Table of Contents
1 Installing VMware Player.................................................................................................................... 1 2 Deploying and Using a Completed Ubuntu Virtual Machine ............................................................. 6 2.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Downloading the Completed Version of Ubuntu V10.10 Linux VM on Windows ................ 6 2.3 Installing the Completed Version of Ubuntu V10.10 Linux VM on MacBook ...................... 8 2.4 Launching and Logging on the VM ........................................................................................ 8 2.5 Changing Mouse Focus and Exchanging Files between VM and PC ................................... 13 2.5.1 Dragging-and-Dropping ............................................................................................... 13 2.5.2 Using a USB Portable Disk. ......................................................................................... 13 2.5.3 Shared Folders .............................................................................................................. 14 2.5.4 Coping and Pasting Text between VM and PC ............................................................ 16 2.6 Using Basic Ubuntu Tools .................................................................................................... 16 2.6.1 Launching a Terminal Window .................................................................................... 16 2.6.2 Launching a Firefox Web Browser .............................................................................. 17 Launching a Nautilus File Browser