Mender Debian image on Ubuntu Server mini PC / VMware

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I have found the Intel NUC thread here:

Intel® NUC

The official Mender documentation explains how Mender works. This is simply a board-specific complement to the official documentation. Board description The Intel® NUC is a powerful 4x4-inch mini PC with entertainment, gaming, and productivity features, including a customizable board that is ready to accept the memory, storage, and operating systems that you want. From fully configured, ready-to-use Mini PCs to kits and boards for do-it-yourselfers, find the Intel® NUC that is right for you. […

It uses Yocto and Yocto is supported on Ubuntu 16.04 (LTS):

https://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/current/mega-manual/mega-manual.html#detailed-supported-distros

Does it mean I can follow above to replicate it with Ubuntu on VMware? Just would like to test it first on a VM.