Installing Redhat on a virtual machine

Learning Linux typically installs the virtual machine first, similar to a computer, and then installs the Linux operating system on this virtual computer.

Installation of virtual machines is relatively simple, more virtual machines, mostly using VMware, on the official website download vmware, click Next to complete.

Install the Linux operating system, here to install Redhat as an example, summarize the installation steps and issues needing attention:

1 with the new VMware Machine Wizerd in the VMware menu, set the path to Installer disc image file (ISO) and have the ISO files installed on the web (shrike-i386-disk1.iso; Shrike-i386-disk2.iso; Shrike-i386-disk3.iso), first select Shrike-i386-disk1.iso, click Next to select the Linux operating system, Redhat version, then set the installation path, set the number of processors and memory size, set the network connection to use Bridged networking.

2 partition with manual partition, first for/boot partition, approximately 100m,swap partition is 256M, the rest is root directory/.

3 during the installation process, when the Shrike-i386-disk1.iso installation is completed, you need to replace the shrike-i386-disk2.iso, you need to click on the menu VM, find virtual machine Settings, will installer Disc the path of the image file (ISO) to Shrike-i386-disk2.iso, note that sometimes right-click the CD/DVD (IDE) in the lower right corner: the using File setting can also be resolved.

4 after installing Redhat, you will also need to install VMware tools,vmware tools for data transfer between the Windows operating system and the Linux operating system of the virtual machine. General Click Install VMware Tools will have a corresponding. tar.gz installation file in the/mnt/cdrom, using TAR-ZXVF *.tar.gz for decompression, in the decompression need to be careful to copy the file to other directories (such as/tmp) under the decompression, Otherwise, there will be a problem. Then unzip the file directory Vmware-tools-distrib under a new file vmware-install.pl executable file, using the./vmware-install.pl to execute the file, during which the prompt installing VMware Tools. In which directory does want to install the binary files? [/usr/bin] After entering Y followed by carriage return wait for the appearance of the directory that contains the INIT directories (RC0.D to RC6.D)? [/ETC/RC.D] Direct Enter wait for some information and then enter .... Then print the output

Stopping VMware Tools Services in the vietual machine:

Guest operating System daemon [ OK ]

Virtual Printing Dameon [ OK ]

unmounting HGFS shares [ OK ]

Guset filesystem driver [ OK ]

Subsequent start of installation Select Display sizes Resolution Select 11 800*600

Then output

Starting VMware Tools Services in the vietual machine:

Switching to guest configuration [ OK ]

Guset filesystem driver [ OK ]

Mounting HGFS shares [ OK ]

............................... [ OK ]

Virtual Printing Dameon [ OK ]

.....................................................................................

Enjoy,

--the VMware Team

hahaha, it was nice to have VMware tools installed successfully.

5 When the VMware tools installation succeeds, setting up shared files makes file transfer between Windows and Linux a breeze. To go to the/mnt/hgfs directory in Linux, you will find a shared folder under Windows in this directory.

Installing Redhat on a virtual machine