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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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