Creating ubuntu vm in vmware workstation pro 17

Readymade vmware or virtual box images for kali linux is available. But we don’t get ubuntu image for the same. So this blog will guide you how to setup ubuntu as vm in vmware.

Download the iso file from this link:
https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop

Download this

Click here

Locate the ubuntu iso file and click Next

Provide username and set strong password

Change the vm default location

Set the processor and core like this

Set the ram as 8 GB

Set NAT network

Give the size as 80 GB

Change newly created vmdk location

Now after you click Finish, the newly created vm will power on.

Don’t worry about this side channel warning message. We will fix that later.

My host machine internet connection was lan based so I choose the first one. If you have wifi connected, choose the 2nd one.

I choose to Update now

Once the update is done, it will tell you to close the installer and start from the beginning. Do that and come at this point again (before update phase)

Click here again relaunch the installation

Already selected so go ahead

Now installation will be started.

Once the installation is done, Restart the system.

Now login with credentials. Hope you don’t forget it.

Now open terminal and provide below commands one by one.

sudo -i (Provide avi user password to become root on the system)
passwd (Chnage root user password)
apt update -y
apt full-upgrade -y
reboot (Once the packages are updated, reboot the system)

Now once the system is up, shut it down by using command init 0 to fix side channel issue.

Go to the virtual machine setting.

Now run the system and take snapshot for the first time.

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