How to Install Ubuntu 13.04 in Windows 7 Using VMWare
Using VMware Player, you can launch Ubuntu from Windows desktop without rebooting the system. Life become so easy as you can switch off or on the Ubuntu OS. For that you need atleast 2GB RAM and 30GB Hard disk. Though Ubuntu image requires less than 5GB, its always good to have larger space.
Step-by-step procedure
1. Install Windows 7
2. Download Ubuntu Image from http://linuxtracker.org/index.php?page=torrent-details&id=e0a9cf8f37f7c834e960c05d0503f9d2be4c18c1
3. Store Ubuntu image in a drive having sufficient space.
4. Download VMware 5.02 from http://www.vmware.com/support/player50/doc/player-502-release-notes.html
5. Install VMware Player from the Windows.
6. To start Player on a Windows host system, select
Start > Programs > VMware Player
7. Click on Create a New Virtual Machine
8. Give the path where Ubuntu image is located. The detail for installation and configuring the VMware can be found on the link: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/desktop/vmware_player50.pdf
9.Next time when you launch the VMware, you can select "Open Virtual Machine" and select Ubuntu
10. Click Play Virtual Machine to open the Ubuntu
11. You click on 'Edit Virtual machine settings' for settings like memory specification, accessing the Windows partition disks, etc.
12. To switch off the VMware just click on 'X' button on the top right side.
Using VMware Player, you can launch Ubuntu from Windows desktop without rebooting the system. Life become so easy as you can switch off or on the Ubuntu OS. For that you need atleast 2GB RAM and 30GB Hard disk. Though Ubuntu image requires less than 5GB, its always good to have larger space.
Step-by-step procedure
1. Install Windows 7
2. Download Ubuntu Image from http://linuxtracker.org/index.php?page=torrent-details&id=e0a9cf8f37f7c834e960c05d0503f9d2be4c18c1
3. Store Ubuntu image in a drive having sufficient space.
4. Download VMware 5.02 from http://www.vmware.com/support/player50/doc/player-502-release-notes.html
5. Install VMware Player from the Windows.
6. To start Player on a Windows host system, select
Start > Programs > VMware Player
7. Click on Create a New Virtual Machine
8. Give the path where Ubuntu image is located. The detail for installation and configuring the VMware can be found on the link: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/desktop/vmware_player50.pdf
9.Next time when you launch the VMware, you can select "Open Virtual Machine" and select Ubuntu
10. Click Play Virtual Machine to open the Ubuntu
11. You click on 'Edit Virtual machine settings' for settings like memory specification, accessing the Windows partition disks, etc.
12. To switch off the VMware just click on 'X' button on the top right side.
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