Linux Mint / Ubuntu Insall Guide..

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Introduction:

Linux OS: Linux Mint 2.2 ( Bianca ) found at http://lm.ltv2.nutime.de/
Parallels Version: Workstation 2.2 ( 2112 ) debian file.

I am NOT a Linux expert, however this is a guide that was put together by all members of the Parallels community.

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Installation Part I: Debian File install

Download the Debian release to a local folder, and install via Gdebi Package installer

Note: This will install the necessary files to install / configure Parallels

Installation Part II: Ubuntu / Linux Mint Install Tweaking

Now that the Debian file has been installed, open up a Terminal.

Issue the following commands:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libqt3-mt linux-headers-`uname -r`

Provide your sudo (root) password when prompted.

Note: This will install all the needed Linux Headers, libqt3 .. etc, about 40 Meg of downloads

Now edit the following files:

sudo gedit /usr/bin/parallels-config

Change line 1 from #!/bin/sh to read #!/bin/bash

Now Run:

sudo parallels-config

If an error is returned, edit these other files.

sudo gedit /usr/lib/parallels/autostart/drivers_start
sudo gedit /usr/lib/parallels/autostart/drivers_stop

Change line 1 from #!/bin/sh to read #!/bin/bash

Once all three of these files read with #!/bin/bash ..

Now Run:

sudo parallels-config (again)

After a couple of seconds .... the Terminal will finish.

Installation III: Registration

At this point, go to the Ubuntu / Linux Mint menu, and look under " System Tools " you should see an entry for Parallels. Click on it.

There will a few option at startup, like what NIC ( eth0 or eth1 ) to use for the Private network .. Pick the correct one. For Newbies, you want to choose, eth0 ..

Then you can register the program by click on the Help menu, and Activate product.

( I am currently using the trial version, so you may have to goto the main website
( http://www.parallels.com/ ) and sign up for a trial key.

Enter the Key, your e-mail and your first and Last name .. and you should be good to go.

Special Thanks:

Special thanks goes out to the Parallels Team for creating the product. Great Product Guys!!
Thank you to all the members whom helped out (tweaking) this document, they can be found here http://forum.parallels.com/thread4707.html

URLS:

Parallels: http://www.parallels.com/
Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com/
Linux Mint: http://lm.ltv2.nutime.de/

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As a follow-up to my original post, there seems to be a problem with Parallels after a reboot.

I am trying to solve this., however the temporary fix is to re-run the parallels-config after the reboot to get parallel-config running again..

After a reboot
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When running Parallels after a reboot, it will not work because it's not configured.

In the terminal

run: sudo parallels-config

You will see the normal building drivers screen, then a completed message.

IF YOU HAVE THE permanent SOLUTION, PLEASE POST..

Thank you.

[sidboswell]

run: sudo parallels-config

You will see the normal building drivers screen, then a completed message.

IF YOU HAVE THE permanent SOLUTION, PLEASE POST..

Thank you.

The problem isn't that the drivers are not configured, it is that they are not started.

It's quicker to run:

sudo /usr/lib/parallels/autostart/drivers_start

rather than recompile the drivers every time.

In theory, the drivers should be automatically started at boot. I'm assuming the problem is the sh/dash substitute in Ubuntu (which is why you change /bin/sh to /bin/bash in the files mentioned above).

[mlle]

I'm trying to install Mint 4.0 under Parallels. I purchased the CD hoping to avoid potential download / burning problems.

I have absolutely no experience with Linux and little with Mac as I have a MS background, dating back to DOS.

I would be pleased to exchange experiences or post more data.

Thanks in advance.