If you have recently upgraded to the latest versions of ed/x/ubuntu (10.x) and the latest version of vmware player (3.1.1) you may experience the “good old” vmware tools & vmware toolbox “missing make”, “missing gcc” or “missing kernel headers” errors !
These can normally be fixed by running
# aptitude install bin-utils
# aptitude install linux-headers-generic
before re-running
# vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl
and
# vmware-config-tools.pl
Ubuntu 10.04 Server Guide Chapter 19 – Virtualisation
BitNami now provide both VMs based on both OpenSuse and Ubuntu so you now choose between BitNami and JumpBox for your pre-built Ubuntu software appliances and VMs !
BitNami pre-built VM software appliances
JumBox pre-built VM software appliances
According to The Register NASA have started to build a private Nebula Cloud based on Ubuntu 10 and Eucalyptus Enterprise 2 which will likely underpin websites across the federal government.
Eucalyptus Enterprise works with the Xen and KVM hypervisors and the latest version has now been ported to VMware hypervisors as well, allowing for installation atop VMware’s vSphere, ESXi, and ESX virtualization technologies. The Eucalyptus Enterprise edition also includes an image converter that helps users develop VMware-based applications that are compatible with Amazon EC2.
Canonical Ubuntu have created Ubuntu Advantage and Ubuntu Assurance Programmes
Ubuntu Assurance covers your business for claims of intellectual property (IP) infringements arising from your use of Ubuntu. This offer is designed to safeguard your business and make deploying Ubuntu even easier.
There are separate programmes for server and desktop
In archive.org’s open source audio library you can now find a Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) oggcast from Dustin Kirkland at the Texas LinuxFest 2010.
You will witness the ease of deploying an Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC), Canonical’s open source implementation of an Amazon EC2-compatible cloud that you can run locally, in your data center and on your own hardware.
Ubuntu 10.04 UEC AMIs are now available for use and have been published to Ubuntu UEC Amazon EC2, and can be used immediately with no need to download anything. For further instruction on getting started with Amazon EC2, see the Ubuntu UEC Amazon EC2 Starters Guide.
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TurnKey Linux virtual appliances are built almost entirely from unmodified Ubuntu binaries, it is possible for anyone to verify the integrity of the binaries that make up a virtual appliance against the original package signatures from the official Ubuntu repositories. There are minor exceptions. When required, a virtual appliance may contain a few custom packages which are updated from our cryptographically signed package repository. Full source code for all custom components is available in our code repository. Some components are also hosted on github.
Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) is powered by software from Eucalyptus Systems, and provides an open source software infrastructure for implementing on-premise cloud computing. UEC makes it extremely easy and fast for system administrators to set up, deploy and manage a cloud environment. Users familiar with elastic compute environments will be able to build similar infrastructure behind their firewall, avoiding any regulatory and security concerns that prevent many enterprises from taking advantage of cloud environments.
Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition will also be available on the Amazon EC2 environment as an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) from 29 October. Having the same images available on UEC or on Amazon’s public cloud means that work done can be deployed in either environment which improves portability and flexibility for users.