Instructions for Installing a Virtual Machine

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It you are taking cmsc216, you do not need to install a virtual machine nor do you need to copy yis/yas (Assembly language support) to your virtual machine. If you install a virtual machine is because you don't have a unix platform, don't have internet, or want to run the assembly language support programs we have provided in your machine. Keep in mind that if you have a Mac, you already have a unix environment. Just make sure that periodically you check your programs work in the grace cluster.

Installing VM

• Download and install vmware player (windows) or vmware fusion(mac).
• Download the 64bit Ubuntu iso from http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
• Open vmware, click "New virtual machine" to create a new vm. Select installer disc image file and browse to the location of the Ubuntu iso.
• Use all the default settings.
• After installing Ubuntu, open "Terminal" in Ubuntu virtual machine.

Assembly

In cmsc216 we use the programs yas and yis while implementing Assembly programs. You can copy those programs to your virtual machine as follows:

• Log on to the grace server.
• Run where yis. It should show something similar to /afs/glue/class/fall2014/cmsc/216/0101/public/bin/yis
• Copy yis to your 216 folder and change the name to yis2: cp /afs/glue/class/fall2014/cmsc/216/0101/ public/bin/yis ~/216/yis2
• Logout from the grace serve. Copy the yis2 file to your local matchine using scp YOUR_DIRECTORY_ID@grace.umd.edu:~/216/yis2 ~ 16/yis2 ~/Â
• You should be able to use yis2 in your home directory.
• Repeat the above process for yas.

Depending on your computer, vmware may not allow an installation of 64-bit guest os. If this is the case, virtual box will most likely be your best option.

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