#317 - How to install Ubuntu and Ignition in VMware

- Download the latest Long Term Support (LTS) version from ubuntu's website.

- From VMware Workstation create a new VM.

- Wizards: Typical, Install from .iso file, location on D: drive with the other VMs, 40GB.

- Customize HW: 16GB RAM (max. 50% of host RAM), 4 processors (max. 50% of host logical processors), additional network adapter (set one of them to NAT so the VM has internet access), Untick power on after creation to adjust the options before power on, set USB compatibility to USB 3.2 for modern USB capabilities, .

- VM settings: Options > Advanced > Untick "Enable side channel mitigations" for performance, and select UEFI instead of BIOS firmware, Sync guest time with host, .

- Launch the VM. Install support for additional media formats.

- To enable full screen launch these commands from terminal:

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-desktop

- Download the latest Ignition version for linux.

- Open the terminal on the downloads folder and launch:

$ sudo su
$ chmod +x '/home/erik/Downloads/ignition-linux-installer.run'
$ '/home/erik/Downloads/ignition-linux-installer.run'

- Select the desired version before launching the Gateway. Note that from Inductive Automation it is possible to generate a license key for the Maker Gateway.

- These are the default Gateway ports:

The gwcmd program resets the gateway's password (in Linux and Windows). Change the System Identity Provider and the System User Source from temp to default in the GW General Settings after password reset:

cd /usr/local/bin/ignition
./gwcmd.sh -p
./gwcmd.sh -r

cd C:\Program Files\Inductive Automation\Automation
gwcmd.bat -p
gwcmd.bat -r

- Download and then extract and install the Designer Launcher using the terminal from the Downloads folder.

tar -xzf designerlauncher.tar.gz
chmod +x designerlauncher.sh
./designerlauncher.sh

- Invalid client jar error when launching designerlauncher.sh:

ls -la ~/.ignition
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER ~/.ignition
./designerlauncher.sh

- Other linux commands:

ping x.x.x.x
ip a
ss -tulnp | column column -t
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