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Is it posible to install debian as host and windows as guest and use nvidia drivers in windows "normally"?
i´m new in linux, but i started using debian in vmware. Now i have windows 7, and debian as a virtual machine.
But I really liked that i can personalize a lot debian, so I decided to use definetly.
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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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Increase dynamic VDI disk size
I'm running Linux (OpenSuse) host (Oracle VirtualBox) with Win 7 guest. I configured the VM with a VDI format disk that grows dynamically as required. Windows currently has 3.5 Gb free but I need to ...
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prevent touchpad click while typing in a VM
I use a Fedora 19 VM (VMware Workstation 9) on top of a Windows 7 laptop (Dell Latitude E6530) on a regular basis. In Windows and native Linux, I can configure the touchpad to not accept clicks while ...
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Error installing 64 bit Windows on VirtualBox
I've installed a Headless VirtualBox on my Centos 6.4 x86_64 box, and installed phpvirtualbox. I've inserted my Windows 7 64bit disk in the CD drive of the physical host, and created a virtual server,...
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Linux Virtual Machine for Windows 7 that will run Keryx?
I'm having a problem getting packages onto a Linux computer that doesn't have an internet connection. The accepted answer here suggests Keryx, which needs a Linux computer with internet to get ...
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How to boot an existing OS/disk from a virtual machine?
I have a dual boot with Windows 7/Linux and I want to be able to boot the Windows 7 from a virtual machine (VMware Player) without converting the real machine to a virtual machine.
How to boot an ...
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My computer has windows 7 professional.I created a virtual machine of Deepin12.06 in virtualbox. Unable to copy from guest to host? [closed]
I want to copy files from a deepin linux virtualbox machine to my windows 7 host machine?
I have not found any good answers yet.Please I need a tutorial or screenshot will be good.
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Transferring files from host to guest in Virtual Box broken
I have a Windows host and an Ubuntu guest. I have drag-and-drop and copy-and-paste enabled both ways. When I try to drag or copy a folder over I get the folder but none of the contents. Tried with ...
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Is it possible to boot a single Linux installation from both inside a VM and as host?
What I am thinking about is, that I'd install a linux on a hard drive to boot it normally. In addition to that, I'd create a VM on Windows, that would use the same raw mapped hard drive.
That way I ...
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Running an ubuntu server VM on a windows home server - viable?
I've been pondering the idea of building a home server for a while now. I want linux for development, but I want windows for streaming files (subsonic, plex, etc). So, I figure I can just create an ...
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Is there a way to use an external computer's compiler and fetch results?
I have to use Windows 7 for some reason, but sometimes I need to compile and execute simple programs using C language, which are supposed to work in Linux. All of them are console applications, don't ...
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VirtualBox: Installing Guest Additions on Ubuntu 12.10 as guest OS
I use Windows 7 as host, and Ubuntu 12.10 Remix (Ubuntu with pure Gnome) as guest.
Everything working ok. I installed VBoxAdditions in regular way - using corresponding command in VirtualBox VM ...
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Can I run Windows 7 in a VM on ARM Processor under Ubuntu/Xubuntu/Lubuntu?
I'm trying to run a Windows 7 virtual machine on this device, and I want to use a host OS that supports VirtualBox. I want to throw on the least resource-intensive (CPU and RAM, HDD space is not a ...
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