Ubuntu VMWare Images
After a quick Google search I found that Ubuntu.com supplies VMWare images (www.ubuntu.com) of Desktop and Server version of Ubuntu.
Download the FREE VMWare Player (www.vmware.com) and you can run a virtual instance of Ubuntu without having to install it on your computer. I am working on a few Web Services (WS) which use Tomcat and Axis that I will install on my Virtual Machine (VM) at home. After I finish coding my WS I will deploy it and test it on my VM. Once everything works the way I like I can take my VM Image and convert it over to the VMWare ESX Servers at work for permanent usage.
Oh yeah and the root username and password is
un: ubuntu
pw: ubuntu
If you want to have some fun with VMs check out the Virtual Appliance(www.vmware.com/appliances) section on VMWares site. If you don’t know what a VA is, well… Wikipedia has a good description
virtual appliances are aimed to eliminate the installation, configuration and maintenance costs associated with running complex stacks of software.
A key concept that differentiates a virtual appliance from a virtual machine is that a virtual appliance is a fully pre-installed and pre-configured application and operating system environment whereas a virtual machine is, by itself, without application software.
Two of my favorites for home are Hasslefree Download App. It will download files, repair it and unpack it, put it on a fileshare and cleanup after itself. All it needs are .torrent or .nzb files. Also Music Player App, a small network appliance designed to be an interface and backend for MusicPD(www.musicpd.org), a music player daemon.
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