1). The goal is to understand the workings of operating systems install Ubuntu 8.10 with VMware.
VMware is an application that can emulasikan or to virtualkan operating system on the main operating system. Suppose you have installed windows os and want to learn linux without interfering with your windows you can use this VMware.
VMware itself consists of several types according to the goals and capabilities as well as business. Vmware types include:
1.Datacenter Products consist of:
-VMware Infrastructure 3
-VMware VirtualCenter
-VMware ESXi
-VMware Server
-VMware Site Recovery Manager
-VMware Lab Manager
-VMware Capacity Planner
-VMware Lifecycle Manager
-VMware Stage Manager
-B-hive Conductor
2.Desktop Products
-VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
-VMware Workstation
-VMware Fusion (for the Mac)
-VMware ThinApp
-VMware ACE
3.Other Products
-VMware VMmark
-VMware Player
-VMware Converter
-VMware Studio
One of the benefits of VMware is able to save the number of PC servers as a single PC can be used for many OS that serves as the various servers, eg you'd have a webserver in 10 different pc it could be 10 servers in 1 PC only. Another advantage is the saving of electricity, from the example above the required power in the PC 1 PC times it was not 10 anymore.
Ubuntu is a free operating system and open source are using Debian as a foundation and released regularly (every six months), the main focus of the Ubuntu operating system is the user and ease of use (according to "Just Work" TM) and on each Ubuntu release will provide security fixes for 18 months. Ubuntu includes the Gnome desktop environment / KDE / XFCE latest in each release and also includes a wide selection of software for servers and desktops are all packed into one CD.
2) Equipment and Material Experiment:
-One unit of PC
-VMware-Software
-Ubuntu ISO-File
-Experiment Procedure:
-Run Vmware
Select File> Menu> New Virtual Machine
Select Source Instalation, select browse, then browse an ISO file of Ubuntu 8.10
The first step boot ubuntu installer on your PC. select start or install ubuntu.
Installation process went. First select the language you want to use (default bahasa)
then select the time zone (Indonesia, Jakarta)
Select the keyboard layout used (default bahasa)
Partitioning your hard drive. There are 2 choices; Guided - Use entire disk is to use the entire hard disk, all existing data akandihapus, or use the manual, use a particular hard disk partition you want.
Furthermore enough to make a new partition, ie / (about 5GB), / home (in moderation, for document files you) and the swap partition (500MB enough kok)
To select a partition setting manually, will appear a list of hard disks condition, if the disk is empty, then do not look any list. If the hard drive before there is another partition, the partition will be displayed. To start set the partition, click the New Partition Table By clicking the New button Partition table, a warning window will pop up about the settings in the hard disk partitions. Just ignore this option and select continue.
Partitions will be displayed next to the still vacant along with its size. Click New Partition to start making a new partition.
Create an initial partition, about 5GB which would later digunakanan for the basic system and determine the 'Mount Point' in '/' (bc: slash). The main on the type pembuatanpartisi partition (which here was determined ext3), partition size, and its mount points.
Next create a swap partition. This swap is used as virtual memory. So if the main memory is like a full or does not fit, will be in place luapannya memory divirtual / swap. Swap to lately does not have special measures provisions. Estimated to have lived between pengugnaan with the available RAM. In general, the swap can be given for 500MB, if the estimated banyakmenggunakan aplikasi2 will be a big, can be made 1GB or even more. Then on the partition type, select the swap and not have to mention 'point' his mount.
Then make the remaining partition and give 'point' his mount is / home. This partition will store the majority of the data created by users.
Type your user name (the original should be pseudonym), then enter the name you use to yangingin login, and enter the password. then click forward.
The next display settings information window installation. Then click
install to begin the installation process
After the installation process is complete we need to reboot the system to be used. click restart now.
Your Ubuntu system has started. Login to your desktop using the username and password that have been made previously
3), I conclude
• By installing the OS using VMware, the computer can be installed using more than one OS.
• Install linuk 8:10 proved difficult - difficult easy kalu we already know the steps - steps will be easier in the installation.