Fine - no problems there.
I then tried to install the Parallels Tools to make the VM usable through my Mac (Just the same as installing VMWare tools or VirtualBox additions) and all the problems began!
The tools won't install due to an error that rolls back the whole installation.
The specific error is: "Error: Could not build Kernel modules."
I have spent hours over the past week looking through the Parallels Forums and scouring Google to find a solution with pretty mixed results.
Most people say it installs okay but there is a large number of people who are experiencing the same problem as me.
There a quite a lot of potential solutions floating around, but I have not found a solution that works for me yet!
I have tried all the simple stuff, like CHOWNing and CHMODing the files properly, copying the entire installation cd to a working folder in linux and trying again, etc... No Joy.
The solutions discuss patching the install files themselves, and although I have tried, the solutions didn't work for me.
One post suggests that upgrading to Parallels 7 and trying to install the tools, but the cynic in me won't accept that the Parallels Tools installer is so vastly different between version 6 and 7 - if at all, so I'm probably going to do that as a last resort.
As always with Parallels, they will eventually release an update that fixes this problem, but it is annoying that I can't use it just yet.
If I find a solution, I will post it here for prosperity!
And back to it...
[Edit] > Right - I have given up with 11.10 (besides, I REALLY don't like unity...).
I downloaded an image for 10.04 LTS (Long Term Support) - and it just worked out of the box, so to speak!
So, I am now happily using a very stable version of Ubuntu within Parallels - I may try to update to 11.10 again, when a Parallels patch comes out, but until then - I'm happy :)
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