Practical 6
Aim: Install VMware Workstation on Ubuntu & Set Up Windows + Kali VMs
Introduction to Virtualization
Run multiple OS on one machine using VMware Workstation.
Step-by-Step Procedure
Install VMware on Ubuntu
cd ~/Downloads
chmod +x VMware-Player-*.bundle
sudo ./VMware-Player-*.bundleLaunch:
vmplayer
Set Up Windows 11 VM
- Download ISO: microsoft.com/windows11
- New VM → Select ISO
- Settings:
- Name:
Windows11_VM - RAM: 4096 MB
- Disk: 50 GB
- Network: NAT
- Name:
Set Up Kali Linux VM
- Download: kali.org/get-kali
- New VM → Select ISO
- Settings:
- Name:
Kali_Linux_VM - RAM: 4096 MB
- Disk: 40 GB
- Network: Bridged
- Name:
Screenshots (Text Version)
VMware Running on Ubuntu
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ VMware Workstation 17 - Player │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ [ Windows11_VM ] [ Kali_Linux_VM ] │
│ │
│ Windows11_VM │ Kali_Linux_VM │
│ [Powered On] │ [Powered Off] │
│ RAM: 4 GB │ RAM: 4 GB │
│ CPU: 2 cores │ CPU: 2 cores │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘Windows Desktop in VM
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ [Start] Search | File Explorer | Settings │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ████████ ████████ ████████ │
│ ████████ ████████ ████████ │
│ │
│ > This PC │
│ > Network │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘Kali Terminal
kali@kali:~$ uname -a
Linux kali 6.1.0-kali7-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT Kali 6.1.25-1kali1 x86_64 GNU/Linux
kali@kali:~$ whoami
kali