Start Parallels 7, if the Parallels Virtual Machine list is not showing select it from the menu. Click the "+" at the bottom to the window and select what you want to download and install. You will find Chrome, Fedora and Ubuntu. Click what you want to install and it does everything automatically for you.
I tried Ubuntu and Fedora, and had both running side by side for a while because I could not decide which I preferred. Last time I tried Linux was a couple of years ago compiling is using the SDK using FINK. This is a lot easier to install and keep updated!
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Sorry, there was a lag between your post and my seeing it. With Parallels 6 there were no built-in options to download Umbuntu or Fedora as there is with version 7. Since you are using Parallels 6 you can setup Linux but you have to download and do it manually.
Last edited: Sep 17, 2011