Linux Lite on ESXi 5.5U2

[Giuseppe_Chillemi]

Hi,
  I have installed linux lite 2.2 on ESX5.5i.
  On the right lower left the network icon keeps trying to connect and always report "disconnected".
  Are VMWare Tools Installed by default ?

  During virtual machine creation I have choosed "Flexible" as network adapter. Is it the wrong one ?

[Valtam]

Please stay with one thread when requesting support. Also, I don't know if anyone here would have experience with ESX5.5i so an answer may not be forthcoming. I would try the VMWare support site itself since we don't out-of-the-box configure LL to work with ESX5.5i

[gold_finger]

Sorry Giuseppe,

I'm pretty clueless on this type of install.  Aside from VMWare forums, you might want to register and post your question on this forum:  LinuxQuestions.org.  There are some pretty knowledgeable people over there and one of more of them might be better able to help.

Good luck.

[Giuseppe_Chillemi]

@Jerry: I apologize, I thought a different kind of problem needs a new topic. Oh, yes, it was not so different ;-)

gold_finger: I'll try there but I am still experimenting.

new problem: now I am installing encrypting the user folder. The installation hangs at "creating user" phase

[Valtam]

new problem: now I am installing encrypting the user folder. The installation hangs at "creating user" phase

Best practice is to start a new thread for each topic. But I can tell you that encrypting during installation is fixed on 2.4 (April 1st release)

[Giuseppe_Chillemi]

I have found the solution. I have changed the disk device node from SCSI to IDE. It seems LinuxLite does not like it.

Regards,
  Giuseppe Chillemi

[NewYorker]

VMware Tools is not installed by default, since it is not required for the guest OS functionality. Not just in Linux Lite, in Windows also. Here you have a guide on how to install VMware Tools in Ubuntu running in ESXi 5.5.