CNIT 129S Proj 6: Linux VM (15 pts.)

What You Need

You Can Use Kali

Purpose

Installing Virtualization Softare

If you are working in S214, VMware Player is already installed, so you can skip this step.

• If you have 64-bit Windows, use VMware Player 12
• If you have a Mac or 32-bit Windows, use VirtualBox

Installing an Archive Utility

If you are working in S214, 7-Zip is already installed, so you can skip this step.

• If you have Windows, use 7-Zip
• If you have a Mac, use The Unarchiver

Downloading a Virtual Machine

http://www.osboxes.org/ubuntu/#ubuntu-16-04-vmware

Find the Ubuntu 14.04 Xenial (Final Version), as shown below.

Download the appropriate version for your virtualization software. I recommend the 32-bit version for Mac OS X and the 64-bit version for 64-bit Windows.

Unpacking the File

Right-click the file, point to 7-Zip, and extract it into a place where you can find it, such as your Documents folder.

Don't put virtual machines on the C: drive in S214--create a folder on another partition instead.

Creating Your Virtual Machine

This is a virtual hard disk.

Using your virtual machine software, create a new virtual machine, telling it to use that virtual hard disk.

Here are the steps to do that for various virtualization applications:

VMware Player on 64-bit Windows

1. I followed the procedure in this video
2. Use the 64-bit Ubuntu image.
3. From the Home screen, on the right side, click "Create a New Virtual Machine".
4. In the "Select the Installation Method" box, click "I will install the operating system later" and click Next.
5. In the "Choose Operating System" box, click Linux and Ubuntu and click Next.
6. In the "Name the Virtual Machine" box, click the Browse... button and select a location for your VM. Don't use the C: drive in S214. Click Next.
7. In the "Specify Disk Capacity" box, Click Next.
8. In the "Ready to Create Virtual Machine" box, Click Finish.
9. In the lower right of the VMware Player window, click "Edit virtual machine settings".
10. In the lower left of the "Virtual Machine settings" window, click the Add... button.
11. In the "Add Hardware Wizard", accept the default selection of "Hard Disk" and click Next".
12. If a screen appears asking you to "Select a Disk Type", choose "SATA" and click Next.
13. In the "Select a Disk" box, click "Use an existing virtual disk" and click Next. Click the "Select an Existing Disk" button, browse to the "Ubuntu 16.04 64bit.vmdk" file you unzipped, click Open, and click Finish.
14. Browse to a folder to store your VM. If you are in S214, don't put your VM on the C: drive. Click Save.

Troubleshooting If you see a message saying "no operating system found", edit the virtual machine settings and delete the 20 GB hard disk.

VMware Fusion

1. Start VMware Fusion
2. Click File, New... from the menu bar
3. In the "Select the Installation Method" box, click "Create a custom virtual machine and click Continue.
4. In the "Choose Operating System" box, click Linux and Ubuntu and click Continue.
5. In the "Choose a Virtual Disk" box, click "Use an existing virtual disk". Click the "Choose virtual disk..." button, browse to the file you unzipped, click Choose, and click Continue.
6. Click Finish.
7. Browse to a folder to store your VM. If you are in S214, don't put your VM on the C: drive. Click Save.

VirtualBox

1. Start VirtualBox
2. Click the New icon
3. In the "Name and operating system" box, enter a name of "Ubuntu 16.04", select a Type of Linux and a Version of "Ubuntu 32-bit". Click Continue.
4. In the "Memory s1ze" box, accept the default of 768 MB and click Continue.
5. In the "Hard Disk" box, click "Use an existing virtual hard disk file". Click the "Choose virtual disk..." button. Click the little yellow icon, browse to the file you unzipped, click Open, and click Create.
6. Click Start.

Logging In

• Username: osboxes.org
• Password: osboxes.org

Install VMware Tools or VirtualBox Additions

If you are using VMware

Click Terminal. In the Terminal, execute this command:

sudo apt-get update

In the Terminal, execute these commands:

sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools -y
sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools-desktop -y
sudo reboot

Troubleshooting If you see this error message: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/) is another process using it? Execute this command to reboot the server: sudo reboot

If you are using VirtualBox

• To release the cursor from the VM, you need to press one or more keys on the keyboard. The required key is shown at the bottom right of the VirtualBox Ubuntu VM. On my Mac, it's the left Command key.
• From the VirtualBox menu bar, click Devices, "Install Guest Additions CD Image...".
• A box pops up, asking if you want to run software. Click Run.
• It asks for a password. Enter osboxes.org
• The software compiles and installs automatically.

Saving the Screen Image

Click the host computer's desktop. Press Shift+PrntScrn key to capture the entire desktop. If you are using a Mac, press Shift+Cmd+3

YOU MUST SUBMIT A WHOLE-DESKTOP IMAGE FOR FULL CREDIT

Save this image as a PNG file, named "Proj 6 from YOUR NAME"

Turning in Your Project

Posted 9-19-16
Revised 10-4-16
Revised to use SATA connection 2-14-18
Troubleshooting tips added 2-4-19

Sam Bowne