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Can Install a VM on a USB stick?

I've been using a VM on my Windows now, for about 2 years, and been thinking could i somehow keep moving my VM from a computer to a other. The idea is that I could just move the stick around and ...
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Gedit not working as root in kali VMware

Hi im new to working with Linux , And im taking a Kali Course and im having a issue. So When im logged into Kali ( default user ) i can use Gedit when in Kali but it wont let save to the directory ...
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kali linux not taking keyboard input at login page when running on vmware

I have recently installed VMWare to use Kali Linux on it but upon reaching the login page I wasn't able to type my username/password, it wasn't taking any keyboard input (even with a virtual keyboard) ...
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How to resolve the issue that is prohibiting me to boot up my VMWare?

I am getting this message when I tried to run my kali linux through VMWare. "VMware Workstation cannot connect to the virtual machine. Make sure you have rights to run the program, access all ...
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Kali Linux in VMware, Blinking cursor top-right, Black screen

The above animation shows what happened in booting (after it showed the grub menu, I hit 'Esc')! I am really worried! Please help me. Neither apt update nor upgrade worked. And also modifying in grub ...
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Can't resize Kali screen because VM Tools don't appear to be running, even though they claim they are

I'm running Kali Linux on VSphere. The problem is that I can't resize the Kali screen (it's always tiny) and I can't copy paste from Kali to my main OS. Changing the resolution doesn't help. This ...
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TP-LINK TL-WN721N USB Wi-Fi adapter not detected in VMWare Kali Linux

Since the a TP-LINK TL-WN721N USB Wi-Fi adapter is one of the few that works with Kali normally. I am having trouble having it detected as a Wireless Adapter in a Virtual Machine. I installed Kali ...
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How important is hardware compatibility with Linux when running it on VMWare player with a Windows 7 host?

I will be getting a laptop provided to me for training which requires running Kali Linux through VMWare Player. We are primarily a Windows shop and as such I'm not sure how compatible the laptops are ...
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Converting a real Linux OS to a virtual machine on Windows [duplicate]

I currently have Kali Linux OS installed on my machine normally (not as a virtual machine). I'll soon also install Windows 7. I'd like to know if there is a way to convert my Kali Linux OS (with all ...
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Installing VMWare Player on Kali linux

This question has changed drastically since the first time I posted it, so I have deleted the old content. I downloaded the latest version of VMWare player and when I try to install it I get the ...
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