Ubuntu 11.10 in a VM for Java Developers

Gearing up for serious Java development. From past few weeks I was working on top set up Ubuntu and Java workspace in a virtual machine. Everyone around me is little bit inclined towards Ubuntu, I still don't know why. Before starting how to do so here is the hardware and software I'm working with.

VM On Windows 7 (64 bit)

Hardware details

Laptop: Dell INSPIRON

CPU: Intel Core I3-2330M CPU @ 2.20 GHz

RAM: 4 GB RAM

Software details

OS: Windows 7 (64 bit)

VM: Oracle VirtualBox

VM On Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Hardware details

Laptop: MacBook Pro

CPU: Intel Core I5

RAM: 4 GB RAM

Software details

OS: Snow Leopard

VM: VMWare Fusion

Being a Java developer, I'm mostly interested in installing Git, Sun/Oracle Java, MySQL, Apache ANT, Apache Maven and Eclipse.

Follow below links for installation and setup.

1. Git - Distributed Version Control System
2. Java - Installing Sun/Oracle Java
3. MySQL Server 5.1 and MySQL Workbench 5.2.39
4. Apache ANT 1.8.2
5. Apache Maven 3.0.4
6. Eclipse J2EE Indigo SR2