Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on VMWare 17.6 Workstation Pro - Boot into Black Screen Issue

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On VMWare 17.6 after starting Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and VMWare itself froze/black screen (Also Linux Mint 22)

Following helps to enable boot into Ubuntu: switch off "Accelerate 3D graphics" on Display section of VM Hardware settings

To resolve the screen blacking out and unresponsiveness issue, you can update your graphics drivers using the oibaf PPA repository. Here are the steps:

Add the Graphics Drivers PPA

Open a terminal in Ubuntu and add the PPA repository:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers

Install and Upgrade

After adding the repository, update your package list and upgrade your system:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

OR use the following All In One command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers && sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Apply changes

Reboot your Ubuntu virtual machine to apply the changes. Activate the hardware acceleration and start the machine.

Uninstall and remove PPA

sudo apt install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt autoremove

reboot