You can create virtual machine with Ubuntu Server operating system on MacBook with help of Ubintu ISO installation file and VMware Fusion
Ubuntu Server VM installation instructions:
- Open VMware Fusion
- Create a custom virtual machine
- Select Linux – Ubuntu64
- After save, virtual machine start automatically
- Power off: Virtual Machine – Shut Down
- Click Settings
- Click CDDVD
- Choose Ubuntu ISO file
- Start virtual machine (VM)
- Click Connect CDDVD
- Restart: Virtual Machine – Restart
- Click mouse inside VM
- To release mouse press: Control-Cmd
- Press arrows and Enter to select Ubuntu language
- Select your language and country
- Enter name of VM
- Enter user name and password
- Select your time zone
- Disk preparation: select Guided use entire disk
- Installation starts: copying files to disk
- Enter proxy information
- Select install security updates automatically
- Press Space to select OpenSSH, then Tab and Enter
- Select Yes to install boot loader GRUB
- Installation complete. Press Continue to restart VM
- Enter user name and password to enter to the Ubuntu Server