UbuntuonVMware

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This page has various tips about running Ubuntu as a VM.

Contents 1 Kernel 2 VMware Tools 3 open-vm-tools 4 Time synchronization 5 Daemons

Kernel

Use the kernel provided by the linux-virtual package & prepare for VMware tools.

aptitude install linux-virtual linux-headers-virtual build-essential

Reboot!

VMware Tools

Note: read this

After rebooting into the new virtual kernel, install the vm-tools. Note: don't bother trying if running Hardy - see the open-vm-tools section below.

Right-click on the VM and choose Install VMware Tools...

sudo mount /media/cdrom0
cd /tmp
tar xzvf /media/cdrom0/VMwareTools-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz
cd vmware-tools-distrib
sudo ./vmware-install.pl 

open-vm-tools

These are the instructions I came up with for installing open-vm-tools WITHOUT X11 on Hardy.

cd /tmp
wget http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools-2008.06.20-100027.tar.gz
tar xzvf open-vm-tools-2008.06.20-100027.tar.gz 
cd open-vm-tools-2008.06.20-100027/
aptitude install libproc-dev libicu-dev
(These next two patches assume you don't want the X crap...)
cd open-vm-tools-2008.06.20-100027
wget -O patch20080630 http://www.pastebin.org/pastebin.php?dl=47425
patch -p1 < patch20080630 
wget -O patch20080630-2 http://www.pastebin.org/pastebin.php?dl=47434
patch -p1 < patch20080630-2
./configure --without-x --without-dnet
make
make install

Time synchronization

Don't install or run ntpdate or ntpd on the VM, do this on the HOST.

Set this in the .vmx file:

tools.timeSync="TRUE" 

Then on the VM, add (append) to the grub kernel line(s).

clock=pit
-or
clocksource=acpi_pm <- for newer 2.6.15+ kernels I believe.

Consider an optimized kernel e.g. one build specifically for VMware.

Daemons

Disable daemons you don't need ... smartd, pcmcia and the like.