When you create a Linux virtual machine, you can use the Fusion Linux Easy Install feature to install the Linux operating system you provide and to install VMware Tools in your virtual machine.
Unless you specify a file location for a virtual machine when you create it, Fusion saves the virtual machine package to a default location, which can vary. See Default File Location of a Virtual Machine.
You must obtain the operating system installation image. Fusion does not include any operating systems to install in virtual machines that you create.
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A dialog box appears with the Select the Installation Method panel showing. | ||||||||||||
2 | Insert the operating system installation CD into your Mac. Fusion detects it and asks for confirmation that it is the operating system to install. | ||||||||||||
3 | If it is the correct operating system, ensure that Install this operating system is selected and click Continue to go to the Linux Easy Install panel. | ||||||||||||
4 | In the Linux Easy Install dialog box, select the Use Easy Install option, provide the appropriate information, and click Continue. | ||||||||||||
5 | (Optional) If you selected to make your home folder accessible, select either Read only or Read & Write for your virtual machine. | ||||||||||||
6 | In the Finish panel, you can use default settings or customize the settings before powering on the virtual machine to start the operating system installation.
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