Ubuntu on VMware player is pretty cool too

I've been playing a while with Ubuntu. I'm running it it under VMware Player and am very impressed. Having converted to Microsoft VirtualPC 2 years ago through MSDN and not trying it since - it is now clear the VMware are still ahead.

The Ubuntu installed very easily. I had the following initial fun:

• default password for ubuntu is ubuntu - didn't see it documented anywhere but found it by trial and error.
• Networking didn't initially work. Had to set the DNS server. Setting it didn't work at first, and then after it did, it reverted to an old IP address on me after a suspend/resume. Aftersetting it again it finally stays there.
• Eclipse installed apparently fine using the built in "add package" command, but the configuration complains about missing files and will not let me install any additional packages (I want to add Mono).