Mac-Using-VMware-Fusion-to-Install-Mint-for-182.md

+First download the "virtual machine" from:
+
+<http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~aprakash/eecs182/182vm.zip>. Double clicking
+on it should work on most macs. If it doesn't you can download a utility
+such as "Unarchive utility".
+
+## Downloading VMware Fusion
+
+To open the "virtual machine", you need VMWare Fusion.
+[1](http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/overview.html). Note that you
+will need Snow Leopard or Lion to be able to run VMWare Fusion.
+
+[Getting a Free Copy of VMware software from
+UM](Getting-a-Free-Copy-of-VMware-software-from-UM) for instructions to
+check your eligibility for a free copy of VMware workstation.
+
+After installing, launch VMWare Fusion.
+
+## Starting the virtual machine
+
+Once you are in VMWare Fusion, you will see a welcome screen. Don't
+click on any of the big buttons\!
+
+Instead, from the File menu, click "Open", navigate to the folder where
+you extracted the zipped virtual machine, and select the 182w12.vmx
+configuration file.
+
+Then click on the "Play" arrow.
+
+It will ask if you would like to upgrade the virtual machine. Say yes.
+
+(Note: The name of the virtual machine in the screenshots below may be
+different from what you see. That is OK.)
+
+[after\_file\_open\_vm.png](attachments/after-file-open-vm.png)
+
+You will get an alert message that the machine might have been moved or
+copied. Click on "I copied it".
+
+It may ask you which operating system to use. Choose the first option,
+Linux Mint 11.
+
+[boot\_select.png](attachments/boot-select.png)
+
+Hit enter to boot the OS. You'll get a black screen and various things
+happen. This takes a little while. When it's done, it should look a
+little bit like this...
+
+[Mint\_screen.png](attachments/mint-screen.png)
+
+You should be all set\! Continue instructions with [Running and Shutting
+Down Mint](Running-and-Shutting-Down-Mint)