The Ubuntu Server installer should load and you’re now ready to install the operating system. Tick the Connect CD/DVD Drive option so that the drive is connected to the VM at startup then close the Settings screen. Select Choose a disc or disc image… from the dropdown.īrowse to the location of the Ubuntu image located on your Mac, then click Open. We’ll do that now by clicking on CD/DVD (SATA). We also need to attach the Ubuntu ISO to the CD/DVD ROM drive so that when you power on the VM, the installer is loaded.
Let’s reduce the memory by clicking on Processors & Memory.Ĭhange the amount of memory to 512 MB, which is the minimum requirement for Ubuntu 18.04, then click Show All to view all the settings again. The virtual machine Settings screen will load, and from here, we can change the virtual hardware before powering it on. Give the virtual machine a name, for example ubuntu, select a location on your Mac to save its files, then click Save. Select Create a new virtual disk then click Continue. Leave the firmware on Legacy BIOS then click Continue. Select Linux > Ubuntu 64-bit then click Continue. Select Create a custom virtual machine then click Continue. VMware Fusion 11.5 * using the alternative download of Ubuntu Server 18.04. Alternatives to a virtual machine As we mentioned earlier, the alternative to running a virtual machine on your Mac is to partition your main drive using the built-in Boot Camp Assistant (it’s in the Utilities folder). The steps in this tutorial have been tested on Alternatively, you could use VirtualBox to run Linux on your Mac, instead of Windows. VMware Fusion * installed on your Mac and have downloaded the Ubuntu Server ISO.
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