how to install linux virtual machine on windows 10

Please provide username and password such that it can be easily remembered by you because we will need it to log into our system once we have successfully installed it in VMware Workstation Player. Next step is to create an account for Linux machine, provide your details, like Full name (will be your hostname, and shown on your Linux Distribution’s lock-screen), User name and Password. After selecting the image file, click on next. In the newly presented screen, select “Installer disc image file (iso):” option and click on Browse and select the ISO file of Ubuntu or your preferred Linux Distribution from your file system.

Go to Player > File > New Virtual Machine or press Ctrl + N to create a new virtual machine.

Now follow the below step along with me to set up the virtual machine in order to install the Linux Distribution. Setting up VMware Workstation Player for UbuntuĪfter you see the above screen, you are ready to rock your Linux Distribution in your VMware Workstation Player. After the installation, open up the player which should look something like :

Now head over to official VMware site, download the VMware Workstation Player and install the application with the help of installation wizard. Also, please note that VMware Workstation Player is free for personal and home use only. A simple Google search will hit you up with many results on how to achieve this. Installation of VMware Workstation Playerīefore actually installing the VMware Workstation Player, you need to enable virtualization in your bios. You can install any Linux distribution with the same method. Here I will be showing you how to install any Linux distribution in a VMware player with an example of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS version. With the help of a virtual machine, you can use your host system and guest system (the one in a virtual machine) simultaneously. The biggest reason that you’d want to install a Linux Distribution in a virtual machine is that you do not need to reboot your host operating system to be able to use Linux, which is the case in both Live Boot and Dual Boot. The best way to test the Linux based distribution without out-right installing it on your hard drive as dual boot system is to install it in a virtual machine, be it Virtual Box (by Oracle) or VMware Workstation (either Pro version or a Player, by VMware).

How to install linux virtual machine on windows 10