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You also need a .vmx file to be able to start the Virtual Machine with VMWare Player. | You also need a .vmx file to be able to start the Virtual Machine with VMWare Player. | ||
To create a .vmx file with minimal settings, open a text editor and save the following to a file called | To create a .vmx file with minimal settings, open a text editor and save the following to a file called {{Path|Ubuntu.vmx}} next to the VM image you downloaded: | ||
{{File|Ubuntu.vmx| | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="text"> | <syntaxhighlight lang="text"> | ||
.encoding = "windows-1252" | .encoding = "windows-1252" | ||
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guestOS = "ubuntu-64" | guestOS = "ubuntu-64" | ||
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted" | virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted" | ||
</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight>}} | ||
Change the line with | Change the line with {{Path|Ubuntu.vmdk}} to the actual file name of the Ubuntu image you just downloaded. | ||
You can start the VM by double-clicking on the .vmx file you just created. | You can start the VM by double-clicking on the .vmx file you just created. | ||