Used VMPlayer 9 to create an Ubuntu 12.04.02 64-bit VM.
Non-default settings:
- 40 GB hard drive
- ~2GB RAM (I only have 2GB RAM, so it's capped by that)
- Single file
- USB 3.0 pass through (in the hardware settings)
Download the VM tools for Linux.
VM image setup
See instructions under OPWfirstpatchAlt.