To run Ubuntu in a VMware virtual machine, you need a computer that supports virtualization, latest version of VMware Workstation Player, a four-core processor, etc.

This first article of a three-part series on Photon OS steps you through how to install and use the lightweight Linux distribution as a base OS for your Linux project.

BackBox Linux is a free, open-source community project based on Ubuntu. Find out how to use the BackBox Linux distribution as a virtual machine.

From the Hardware 2.0 mailbag: Can you install Ubuntu on a USB flash drive?Yes, yes you can. Here's how.

I'm installing it as a VMWare guest (Windows 7 host OS) and I'd like to use LUKS/dm-crypt to get a feel for full-disk encryption.

Users will also be asked to either install VMWare tools for the Linux pop-up menu or select the Remind me later option. That’s how we can install and set up Debian Linux on VMWare. That’s it!