Installing Ubuntu 10.04.1 on VMWare
From time to time I require a fresh VMWare Ubuntu server installation. Each time I attempt an installation I have to resort to Google to get the basics to work. Here’s a quick note to myself, so next time it’s all in one place.
I’m installing Ubuntu 10.04.1 long term support using an ISO ubuntu-10.04.1-server-amd64.iso
First I update the repositories and install any updated libraries:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
The default installation doesn’t come with an SSH Server. To install SSH:
sudo apt-get install ssh openssh-server
Next install vim:
sudo apt-get install vim-nox
Set the timezone:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
… the rest then normally falls into place.
Helpful References
Confused by the differences between /etc/profile
, /etc/environment
, /etc/profile.d/*
, ~/.bashrc
, ~/.profile
, ~/.bash_profile
. It’s all here: Shell initialization files