IMAPP Virtual Machine v1.1 Setup using Ubuntu 10.04 Server LTS

1. Get Ubuntu 10.04 Server LTS ISO image

ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.edu/pub/gumley/dbvm/ubuntu-10.04.2-server-i386.iso

2. Install Ubuntu Server

(In VMware Fusion)
250GB SCSI disk
512MB RAM
1 Virtual CPU
(In Ubuntu Guest)
Hit F4 and select "Install a minimal virtual machine"
computer name dbvm
timezone UTC (last one in the list)

When you get to the "Partition disks" screen:
Select "Guided - use entire disk"
Accept the default under "Select disk to partition"
Under "Write the changes to disks?", select "<No>"
Select the entry for the primary disk #1 labeled "ext4"
Under "Partition settings", select "Ext4 journaling file system", and change to Ext3
Tab to "<Go Back>"
Select "Finish partitioning and write changes to disk"
Under "Write the changes to disks?", select "<Yes>"

user modis
password modis
no automatic updates
software selection: don't select anything

3. Update Ubuntu and add required packages

(In Ubuntu Guest)
sudo apt-get -y install curl
curl -O ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.edu/pub/gumley/dbvm/vm_setup.bash
chmod u+x vm_setup.bash
sudo ./vm_setup.bash
sudo /sbin/shutdown -r now

4. Install VMware Tools

(In Ubuntu Guest)
curl -O ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.edu/pub/gumley/dbvm/vm_vmwaretools.bash
chmod u+x vm_vmwaretools.bash
sudo ./vm_vmwaretools.bash
sudo /sbin/shutdown -r now

5. Modify Ubuntu Desktop

Change desktop appearance
  (System | Preferences | Appearance | Human-Clearlooks)
Remove desktop clutter
  (right click on top and bottom panels)
Set background image
  (right click on desktop | Change Desktop Background)
Disable screensaver
  (System | Preferences | Screensaver | Activate screensaver when computer is idle)
Enable Autologin
  (System | Administration | Login Screen | Login as modis automatically)
Run Terminal as login shell
  (Applications | Accessories | Terminal)
  (Edit | Profile Preferences | Title and Command | Run command as a login shell)

6. Install DBVM and create bash profile

cd $HOME
curl -O ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.edu/pub/gumley/dbvm/dbvm_v1.1.tar.gz
tar zxf dbvm_v1.1.tar.gz
export DBVM_HOME=$HOME/dbvm
source $DBVM_HOME/scripts/dbvm_env.bash
install_dbvm.bash
rm $DBVM_HOME/tarfiles/*

cat > $HOME/.bash_profile
export DBVM_HOME=$HOME/dbvm
source $DBVM_HOME/scripts/dbvm_env.bash
control-d

7. Shrink the virtual disk

(In Ubuntu Guest)
sudo vmware-toolbox
  (Shrink)
(In Host)
  (Hard Disk Settings | Clean Up Disk)

8. Reset network configuration

(In Ubuntu Guest)
sudo rm /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
/sbin/shutdown -h now