Ubuntu 22.10 documentation covers information on how to install the operating system in a virtual machine. For additional information about the operating system, refer to the instructions included in the installation media.
Ubuntu 22.10 documentation includes the following topics:
Installation Instructions
VMware Tools in a Ubuntu 22.10 Guest
Knowledge Base Articles for Ubuntu 22.10
VMware Compatibility Guide
Installation Instructions
The easiest method for installing Ubuntu 22.10 in a virtual machine is to use the Ubuntu distribution CD.
For deploying ubuntu cloud image with suffix .ova, see
Installation Instructions for Ubuntu cloud image
.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, verify that the following tasks are complete:
Read the
General Installation Instructions for All VMware Products
.
With many Linux guest operating systems, problems were observed when the BusLogic virtual SCSI adapter was used with VMware virtual machines. VMware recommends that you use the default virtual SCSI with this guest operating system.
Installation Steps
Select the Ubuntu to install. Choose installation image for the Ubuntu Desktop or Live Server version.
Insert the Ubuntu 22.10 CD/DVD into the CD-ROM drive.
Power on the virtual machine.
Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
When the installation completes, in the Ubuntu 22.10 user interface, select
System Settings
>
Network
>
Network Proxy
to set the HTTP proxy in the Network Proxy Preferences dialog box.
Install either Open VM Tools or VMware Tools. VMware recommends using the Open VM Tools in Ubuntu 22.10.
VMware Tools in an Ubuntu 22.10 Guest
Use the guest OS provided Open VM Tools or install the VMware Tools, as needed.
Open VM Tools
Open VM Tools is the open source implementation of VMware Tools and consists of a suite of virtualization utilities that improve the functionality, administration, and management of virtual machines on VMware hypervisors. VMware recommends using the Open VM Tools redistributed by the operating system vendors.
For additional information, see:
Knowledge base article 2073803, VMware support of open-vm-tools, at
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803
.
Knowledge base article 2073804, VMware support for Linux inbox VMware drivers, at
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073804
.
Knowledge Base Articles for Ubuntu 22.10
The following link refers to knowledge base articles on operating system specific issues. See
VMware Knowledge Base
for a list of known issues about the operating system.
VMware Compatibility Guide
The
VMware Compatibility Guide
Web site lists supported guest and host operating systems and provides related support information.
