Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS User: administrator Password: P@ssw0rd (please note that’s a zero in P@ssw0rd) Open-vm-tools installed root is NOT configured, to configure root, open terminal and run sudo passwd root
I have created several new Virtual Appliances from common Linux flavors and packaged them in OVA format for you use and enjoyment: Linux Mint Fedora Workstation Kali Linux During the build, I like to practice KISS with a view on real world use. For example, I have installed and configured the basic packages and utilities
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Photon OS is VMware’s own version of Linux, optimized specifically to run as a VM. It is very RHEL-Like, so it will be a welcome improvement for VMware users who have been adapting to SUSE in recent years. I DO believe in working AS the root user (instead of all the ‘sudo’ garbage) but I DO NOT believe in allowing
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VMware Workstation Pro 14 is a 64-bit Type 2 Hypervisor that is available for Linux and Windows. As a Type 2 Hypervisor, Workstation Pro runs as an application on top of a full Operating System like Windows 10 or Ubuntu Desktop and claims compute and hardware resources from the parent OS, then allocates those resources
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The Open Virtual machine Format (OVF) originally came about in 2007 as the result of a proposal by vendors (VMware, HP, Dell and others) to the Distributed Management Task Force (DTMF), the goal being to create an open standard for interchangeability (portability) of Virtual Machines between hypervisors. VMware was an early and enthusiastic adopter of
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