Ubuntu!

Originally Posted by s0leful0ne

This may be a long shot but I just installed ubuntu 9.04 via virtual machine using VMWare Fusion. I've had trouble installing the VMWare tools, does anyone have any experience with this?

Yes. The installation does not include the kernel headers or libraries by default. There may also be trouble with the version of gcc installed vs what the kernel was compiled with. The error message from the tools installation would be helpful.