- Download VMware Workstation

- Download Ubuntu 9.04

- Install VMware Workstation and then run it.

- Click New Virtual Machine.

- Select Custom and click Next.

- For hardware compatibility leave all options as they are and click Next.

- Click Installer disk image file and click Browse.

- Find the Ubuntu ISO file you downloaded and select that. Click Open and then Next.

- Type in your name, your user name, and type in a password twice. Click Next.

- Give a name to your

virtual machine

.

- Select a special location for your virtual machine or use the default. Click Next.

- Indicate the number of processors and how many cores per processor.

- As an example a "Dual Core" computer has 1 processor and 2 cores. Click Next.

- Indicate the memory for your virtual machine. The defaults are generally good. Click Next.

- Select your type of networking. Bridged networking lets your virtual machine have its own IP address where NAT has it share the IP address of the host.

- Click Next and use the default I/O adapter. Click Next.

-

Create a new virtual disk

, click Next and use the recommended disk type and click Next.

- Assign a size for your

virtual hard disk

. You can allocate all the space now, but it's often good to select splitting the disk into 2 GB files. Click Next.

- Change the name of the disk file if you like and click Next.

- You'll see a summary of your virtual machine and click Finish.

- Be sure to look for the next part of this multi-part tutorial.