User`s guide

Setting Up a Virtual Machine 84
Express Linux Mode
Before creating a virtual machine in the Express Linux mode, make sure that you have an
operating system installation disc or its image.
Note: Parallels Desktop doesn't provide you with the operating system installation discs and
their images. You should purchase or get anyhow the Linux installation disk or its image if you
do not have any.
To start New Virtual Machine Assistant, click the New button in the Parallels Virtual
Machines list.
To create a new virtual machine:
1 Parallels Desktop will try to automatically determine the type and version of your operating
system. In the Operating System Detection window, select the Installation CD/DVD option,
specify the source of installation files, and click Continue. You can specify the following
types of installation media:
 A real CD/DVD drive. Click the Installation CD/DVD field, and select the real CD/DVD
drive name from the list if you inserted the installation disc into the optical drive of your
Mac. Click Continue, and go to Step 6.
 A CD/DVD image file. Click the Installation CD/DVD field, and select the installation
disc image from the list, or click Choose an image file, and locate the file on your Mac.
Click Continue, and go to Step 6.
Note: Parallels Desktop supports the following types of image files: ISO, CUE, CCD, and
DMG.
You can provide the OS installation disk later after the virtual machine creation. In this case,
click Skip Detection, and go to the next step.
If you have the Boot Camp partition in your Mac and select the Boot Camp Partition option
in this window, the assistant will proceed with the Boot Camp virtual machine creation. For
detailed information, see Creating a Virtual Machine for the Boot Camp Partition (p. 258).