How to Install KaOS Linux 2016.07 on VMware Tutorial

KaOS Linux 2016.07 Installation on VMware

We'll learn how to install KaOS Linux 2016.07 on VMware Workstation step by step. You can also use VMware Player which is free to personal use. This tutorial also helps if you install KaOS Linux 2016 on physical hardware or computer.

KaOS Linux 2016.07 Installation Steps:

1. Download KaOS Linux 2016.07 ISO
2. Create VM on VMware Workstation/Player
3. Start Installation

Installing KaOS Linux 2016 on VMware

What is KaOS Linux

KaOS is a desktop Linux distribution that features the latest version of the KDE Plasma desktop environment, the Calligra office suite, and other popular software applications that use the Qt toolkit. It was inspired by Arch Linux, but the developers build their own packages. KaOS Linux is built exclusively for 64-bit computer systems.

KaOS 2016 New Features and Improvements

KaOS 2016 includes the latest KDE technologies such as KDE Plasma 5.5.x desktop environment, KDE Applications 15.12.x software suite, as well as KDE Frameworks 5.20.0.
KaOS Linux 2016 also adds Linux kernel 4.4.5 LTS, X.Org Server 1.18, Mesa 11.1.2, Pacman 5.0, Glibc 2.23, Binutils 2.26, GStreamer 1.6.3, PulseAudio 8.0, and MariaDB 10.1.12. The graphical installer, Calamares, has been updated to version 2.1, a release that brings multiple improvements
KaOS Linux Website: https://kaosx.us/

What is VMware Workstatiton?

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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