Installation of Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04 Desktop 64bit goes slow in ESXi

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:
The installation process goes very slowly while installing Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04 Desktop 64 bit in ESXi. It may also pause for a long time.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7

Cause

It is caused by insufficient hardware resources.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, add resources.

1. The recommended resources are as below: 

• vCPU: 2
• Memory: 2G
• video buffer: 8M

2. After installation, shutdown GuestOS to edit VM setting to change the sources as you need.