How to Install ChaletOS 16.04.2 LTS and Review on VMware

ChaletOS 16.04.2 LTS Installation and Review on VMware

Easy tutorial on how to install ChaletOS 16.04.2 LTS on VMware Workstation or VMware Player step by step. We'll also learn how to install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) in ChaletOS 16.04 for better performance and usability. This tutorial is also helpful for installing ChaletOS Linux on physical computer or laptop.

ChaletOS 16.04.2 LTS Installation Steps:

1. Download ChaletOS 16.04.2 LTS
2. Create VM on VMware Workstation/Player
3. Start Installation
4. Install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) in ChaletOS Linux
5. ChaletOS 16.04 Review

Install ChaletOS 16.04.2 LTS and Review on VMware

What is ChaletOS Linux?

ChaletOS is a beginner-friendly Linux distribution based on Xubuntu and featuring the Xfce desktop. It provides a simple and intuitive desktop interface, modest hardware requirements and five years of security support.

The name ChaletOS is derived from Swiss mountain houses whose concepts of simplicity, beauty and recognisability inspired the creation and design of ChaletOS. It uses a highly customized graphical session built around the Xfce desktop environment, which means that it is lightweight and very responsive, and designed to look like a Windows 7 desktop. It comprises of a single panel (taskbar) located on the bottom edge of the screen, as well as a clock, calendar and system monitor widget on the desktop.
ChaletOS Website: https://sites.google.com/site/chaletoslinux/

ChaletOS Minimum and Recommended System Requirements

1. CPU: 1GHz
2. RAM: 512MB for Desktop/LiveCD - 768MB recommended
3. Hard drive space: 8GB
4. Graphics card and monitor capable of 1024×768 resolution

ChaletOS 16.04 Linux New Features and Improvements

ChaletOS 16.04 arrived based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus), offering users the same level of support as Canonical offers their users. Therefore, ChaletOS 16.04 is based on the same long-term supported Linux 4.4 kernel as Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

What is VMware Workstation?

VMware Workstation is a hypervisor that runs on x86-64 computers; it enables users to set up one or more virtual machines (VMs) on a single physical machine, and use them simultaneously along with the actual machine.
VMware Workstation product website: https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation

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