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How to install Ubuntu Server 21.04 on VMware

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How to install Ubuntu Server 21.04 on VMware

VMware is one of the best options we have to virtualize various operating systems with the best performance, security, and performance capabilities. VMware offers us a trial or free version (depending on the version) at the following link:

 

 VMware

 

Being one of the most ideal platforms to test new operating systems or see the behavior of an application, it is the ideal tool to test Ubuntu Server 21.04 which will be officially launched in April 2021 but from now on we can get to know its performance, Ubuntu Server 21.04 is available at the following link:

 

 Ubuntu Server 21.04

 

 

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How to install Ubuntu Server 21.04 on VMware

 

Step 1

The first step is to open VMware and create our virtual machine using one of the following options:
  • From the File - New Virtual Machine menu
  • Using the Ctrl + N keys
  • From the New button

 

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Step 2

The following will be displayed:

 

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Step 3

We leave the default option and click on “Next”, in the next window we activate the box “I will install the operating system later”:

 

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Step 4

Click on Next and now we select as Linux system and Ubuntu version:

 

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Step 5

In the next window we assign the following:
  • Virtual machine name
  • Route where it will be hosted

 

 

 

 

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Step 6

We click Next and define the size of the disk and its path:

 

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Step 7

Click Next again to see a summary of the virtual machine to create:

 

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Step 8

We click on “Finish” and we see our Ubuntu Server 21.04 virtual machine created:

 

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Step 9

We click on the "Edit virtual machine settings" line and in the CD / DVD (SATA) section we activate the "Use ISO image file" box and select the ISO image that we have previously downloaded:

 

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Step 10

We click Ok to save the changes, we start the virtual machine and select Ubuntu Server:

 

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Step 11

The operating system will scan the hard drive to verify its integrity:

 

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Step 12

At the end we configure the system language:

 

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Step 13

Then we go to the keyboard section and by pressing Enter on the language we can choose the language to use on the keyboard:

 

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Step 14

We see the new language selected:

 

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Step 15

Click on Done and then we see that the network is configured with DHCP automatically:

 

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Step 16

Click on Done and now it is possible to assign a proxy server if we handle one:

 

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Step 17

In the next window we select the system mirror:

 

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Step 18

Then we enter the hard drive section:

 

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Step 19

There we can select the complete disk or partition it as the case may be. In this example we have left the default values ​​and when selecting Done we see the structure created:

 

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Step 20

We confirm by clicking on Done and we will see the following message:

 

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Step 21

We click on Continue and now we are going to assign the computer name and the Ubuntu Server 21.04 administrator user data:

 

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Step 22

In the following window it will be possible to activate the OpenSSH server:

 

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Step 23

Click on done and we will have different features to install:

 

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Step 24

We activate the desired ones and click on Done, the Ubuntu Server 21.04 installation process will start:

 

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Step 25

At the end of the process we will see the following:

 

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Step 26

We click Restart and we will see the following message:

 

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Step 27

This is an error associated with the virtual drive, we simply go to "VM - Power - Restart Guest":

 

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Step 28

After this the normal Ubuntu Server 21.04 will start:

 

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Step 29

We log in with the created user:

 

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Step 30

We check the installed version with the command:
 lsb_release -a 
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This is the process to install Ubuntu Server 21.04 on VMware.

 


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