Almost no item in network config of GUI setting on Ubuntu 18.04

Solution 1:

From the looks of it, your VMware settings did not include any network adapters.

In your Virtual Machine settings, go to "Network Adapter" and ensure the device status is set to Connected and Connect at Power On. You will also want to confirm that the "Network Connection" section is properly configured for how you want the VM to access the network, as seen in this image, shamelessly ripped from ProTechGurus (because I don't have a Windows machine or VMware to take screenshots of):

If the network adapter settings are present and the network is working, then you may need to create a file in the /etc/network directory. Here's how:

0. Open Terminal (if it's not already open)

1. List your existing network interfaces:

   ip link list
   

   You should see some output that looks like this:

   1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
        link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
   2: enp0s3: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
        link/ether 08:00:27:85:1a:af brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
   3: enp0s8: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
        link/ether 08:00:27:fd:77:ad brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
   

2. Note the interface name for your network connection. It would look something like enp0s3.

3. Create or edit the interfaces file in /etc/network:

   sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces 
   

   ^{Note: Feel free to use any text editor. It does not need to be vi. You do, however, need to use sudo.}

4. Add these lines to the file:

   auto enp0s3
   iface enp0s3 inet dhcp
   

   ^{Note: Be sure to replace enp0s3 with the proper interface name for your virtual machine.}

5. Save the file (Esc⇢W⇢Q if you're using vi) and exit the text editor

6. Reboot the system

Once the VM comes back, you should have a complete Network panel to work with.