> I'm 99.9% certain that's not the issue. 32-bit OSes will happily run > on 64-bit hardware without issue. > > It's likely the problem is related to the fact that this server rev is > so old, and the installer/upgrade script is unable to locate the > package versions it needs in the default location on ubuntu's > repositories. > > You may need to edit your /etc/apt/sources.list to point to the > archive repositories. This blog post outlines what need to happen: > http://www.warpconduit.net/2011/07/31/apt-repository-for-old-ubuntu-releases/ > > -Erik > > Sorry if this is a duplicate. The vm installed just fine on a Windows 2003 Dell Poweredge server.