The first thing we need to do is download the Ubuntu Server 18.04 ISO to your local machine and then in the next steps, we will upload it to the ESXi datastore. The following steps have been tested on an ESXi 6.7 host running on a MacBook Pro with VMware Fusion.

This guide shows you how to create a Ubuntu VM on an ESXi host using the HTML5 client without vCenter Server.

Perfect for development environments and practice labs. Run Linux, macOS, vSphere and more on a single PC or Mac. Enjoy.Run Multiple Operating Systems on PC and Macĭownload VMware's Powerful desktop virtualization tool for Developers and IT Professionals. For the new VMware Tools to be available once this process is done you’ll need to reboot your Ubuntu 8.04 guest. You might want to pay attention at the step where it asks for your preferred available resolution and set that properly. You should be able to safely select the defaults for most of the questions. Sudo aptitude install build-essential linux-headers-genericĬp /media/cdrom/VMwareTools-*.tar.gz /tmp/ All of these commands happen within the Ubuntu 8.04 Guest machine: Now we have access to the needed file, the next part of the process is opening the archive and installing the tools.īelow I’ve put together a copy-paste list of commands you should be able to use to unpack and setup VMware Tools on your Ubuntu 8.04 guest. You should find these two files listed there:įor Ubuntu guest installations we’ll want to use the. To find these tools for installation navigate to Places > Computer > CD Drive.

This part of the process mounts a virtual CD image with the VMware Tools contained on it. Note: The next step in the process may be simpler if you make sure any other CD images are unmounted before continuing. This will notify you once again that your guest must be logged in.

Once you’ve got your Ubuntu 8.04 guest logged in, navigate to the “VM” menu option (File, Edit, View… VM) and select “Install VMware Tools”. The first requirement, of course, is that you have Ubuntu 8.04 installed within VMware Server and that Ubuntu 8.04 is running. Installing these tools within Ubuntu 8.04 virtualized guests is fairly simple, just follow along below. Screen resolution, mouse behaviour, etc will be improved for your virtual sessions after installing these additional tools. Installing VMware Tools on virtualized guests gives you a much more enjoyable experience within your virtual environment.

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