Ubuntu on Parallels — not so feisty
Now, I don’t mean to be bitchy, but think in your mind of a giant list of all of the things that you might want to run in Parallels on OS X. OK, got it? Now, in your top five, do you have “Ubuntu Linux”? You do?
Then why the hell isn’t it supported in Parallels in a rational way?
What’s even worse is that it won’t even install with the “2.6 kernel” generic Linux profile.
What’s even more worse is that the Parallels forums are full of the normal noise and crap that is typical of any forums. As far as a search for “Ubuntu” on the Parallels forums goes, it’s an unmoderated unauthoratative mess of crazy talk and differing directions, including “run Q instead” which, based on my last evaluation was akin to “poke yourself in the eye with a sharp stick” and seemed more like trolling or astroturfing than an actual honest helpful suggestion (since the poster in question has only made three posts in his history, and all of them are “use Q”).
The greatest thing about Q is that it’s not a “search engine optimized” term, so it’s impossible to Google for, and my constant mention of it won’t contribute to its popularity. Q, Q, Q.
But the good news is that I found a reasonable site that summarizes what you need to get through the installation of Ubuntu 7.04 in Parallels which seems to work just jim dandy.
Hint to Parallels: I know you’re optimizing the experience for Windows, but I imagine that Ubuntu would be a good idea to support also.
