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Run 64-bit Kali Linux on 32-bit host Windows 7 with x64 processor
I have this in my computer
Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit
VMWare Player 6
Kali Linux amd64 iso(Downloading)
Intel i3 2120 x64 processor
My question is that will Kali Linux run on my system provided I ...
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VMware Workstation 15 Copy/Paste from Windows 7 Guest to Manjaro Linux Host is not working
When I try to Copy/Paste from a Windows 7 guest OS to the Manjaro Linux Host OS, I get the following error:
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I then searched for that directory in the file system of the Host OS, I found ...
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Shell script execute permission not preserved on Windows VM guest in Cygwin
I have a Ubuntu machine that is running a windows 7 VM. I am using VMware workstation 15 pro. My home directory is shared with the VM and is mapped as a network drive on the Windows guest.
I have a ...
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Can a partition with Windows 7 or 10 function as ambidextrous between physical and virtual use as guest under Linux VMware?
I��ve seen various notes about virtual to physical configuration, e.g. this VMware discussion and this VMware support page. However, some of them are in particular are a bit long in the tooth, as in, ...
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VMware Workstation Player: get host OS to capture certain hotkeys or global hotkeys in general
I am running VMware Workstation Player 12.5.4 on 4.10.13-1-ARCH (i3wm) and my guest OS is Windows 7.
I want to use LWin+1/2/3/... to switch to workspaces in the host OS (Linux, i3wm) while I'm inside ...
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Weirdly I can't ping my Gateway from linux virtual machines
Assume the following Situations:
Gateway IP : 10.0.0.60
Host IP (Win7) : 10.0.0.81
Guest 1 on this Host (VMWare-Linux-Kali) : 10.0.0.16
Guest 2 on this Host (VMWare-Win7) : 10.0.0.27
Gateway is a ...
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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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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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Cannot see shared folder in /mnt/hgfs
I am trying to share a folder between Lubuntu 13.04 (in VMware player) and Windows 7 64 bit. I followed a tutorial till step 16. I typed a command and saw nothing. I also went into the /mnt/hgfs ...
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If I run an infected file on VMware does my main OS gets infected as well? [duplicate]
If it does or could potentially happen what about if I have linux (as an alternative installed native OS) and run VMware in linux to run a windows virtual machine and run it in there?
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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 Windows 7 Inside Linux Just as Good as Running as Main OS (esp for Graphics and Video)?
New Linux user. Was wondering if running Windows 7 inside Ubuntu/Linux Mint via VMPlayer will be just the same as running Windows 7 as the main OS.
By "same" I particularly mean:
Will the graphics ...
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VMWare: Redirect linux console beep to sound card
I'm sitting in a large office of 20 people or so. I - as others - have headphones, so we do not disturb each other. The problem is that when my guest Linux beeps it "appears" on my laptop's internal ...
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