#1 2016-05-20 01:26:04

schwim

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Any VMWare gurus?

Heya folks!

I've been using VBox for years but recently, I've begun having some issues in my guest OS that is really putting a cramp in my workflow.  I have been unable to resolve them and would like to try running BL in VMWare to see if I can end up with a usable guest again.

The problem is, it's been even longer since I tried VMWare.  The last time I tried it, you had to keep getting trial keys to use it for free for 30 days and then repeat the process.  It was pretty ridiculous.  I've been searching for a tutorial on getting started and installing a linux guest but I'm finding tutorials that are 5-10 years old and the information is now useless.

Could someone point me in the right direction?  I'm in need of a how-to that starts with which VMW product I need(there are a metric crapton of them) down to which settings to tweak to run a modern linux install.

Any help would be welcome   Thanks!

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Horizon_Brave

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Re: Any VMWare gurus?

Well, if you're willing to drop some money, the website itpro.tv has a really really good library of tutorials. Everything from Cisco, Linux, Bash, VMware, Microsoft, IC2, and Comptia.  The VMware tutorials are really good, but there's a monthly subscription. The videos are pretty high quality though. You sort of get what you pay for.

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schwim

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Re: Any VMWare gurus?

You sort of get what you pay for.

To clarify, I'm looking to get free. Anyone with suggestions?

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vasa1

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Re: Any VMWare gurus?

What about "containers"? Would that be an option?

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Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: Any VMWare gurus?

Have you tried QEMU?
https://packages.debian.org/jessie/aqemu

With KVM enabled, the performance isn't far off bare metal speeds.

Here's my lame, n00b "guide" (notes):
https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=1546

Which operating system is the host running?

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cloverskull

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Re: Any VMWare gurus?

Out of curiosity, what are some of the problems with VBox you've run into?

schwim

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From: Coastal VA, Murica

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Re: Any VMWare gurus?

Hi there Clover, you can see the laundry list here.

I've rolled back to 4.3 which resolved most of them but at the cost of losing the later bells and whistles.

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