Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 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 20.04 LTS documentation includes the following topics:

• Installation Instructions
• VMware Tools in a Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Guest
• Knowledge Base Articles for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• VMware Compatibility Guide

Installation Instructions

The easiest method for installing Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 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 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 adapter with this guest operating system.

Installation Steps

1. Select the Ubuntu to install. Choose installation image for the Ubuntu Desktop or Live Server version.
2. Insert the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS CD/DVD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Power on the virtual machine.
4. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
5. When the installation completes, in the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS user interface, select System Settings > Network > Network Proxy to set the HTTP proxy in the Network Proxy Preferences dialog box.
6. Install either Open VM Tools or VMware Tools. VMware recommends using the Open VM Tools in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

VMware Tools in an Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 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 consist of a suite of virtualization utilities that improves 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.

VMware Tools

For information on VMware Tools, see:

• Knowledge base article 1014294, General VMware Tools installation instructions, at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1014294
• Knowledge base article 1022525, Installing VMware Tools in an Ubuntu virtual machine, at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1022525

Knowledge Base Articles for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

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.