Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) Installation on VMware Workstation
This video tutorial shows Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) Beta 2 installation on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. This tutorial is also helpful to install Ubuntu 17.04 on physical computer or laptop hardware. We also install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on Ubuntu 17.04 Beta 2 for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing.
Ubuntu 17.04 Beta 2 Installation Steps:
Download Ubuntu 17.04 Beta 2 ISO
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus Installation
Install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools)
Test VMware Tools Features: Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing
Installing Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) Beta 2 on VMware Workstation
Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus New Features and Improvements
The default DNS resolver is now systemd-resolved.
For new installs, a swap file will be used instead of a swap partition.
Ubuntu 17.04 is based on the Linux Kernel 4.10.
It support printers which allow printing without printer-specific drivers.
LibreOffice has been updated to 5.3.
The Calendar app now has a Week view.
gconf is no longer installed by default since it has long been superseded by gsettings.
Apps provided by GNOME have been updated to 3.24. Exceptions are the Nautilus file manager (3.20), Terminal (3.20), Evolution (3.22), and Software (3.22).
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This video tutorial shows Antergos 17.3 installation on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. This tutorial is also helpful to install Antergos Linux on physical computer or laptop hardware. We also install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on Antergos for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing.
Antergos 17.3 Linux Installation Steps:
Download Antergos 17.3 ISO
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start Antergos Installation
Install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools)
Test VMware Tools Features: Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing
Installing Antergos 17.3 on VMware Workstation
What is Antergos Linux?
Antergos is a modern, elegant and powerful operating system based on Arch Linux. It started life under the name of Cinnarch, combining the Cinnamon desktop with the Arch Linux distribution, but the project has moved on from its original goals and now offers a choice of several desktops, including GNOME 3 (default), Cinnamon, Razor-qt and Xfce. Antergos also provides its own graphical installation program. Antergos is a rolling release distribution. Your entire system, from the base OS components to the applications that you install, will receive updates as they are released upstream. Antergos is available in many languages including Spanish, Galician, Catalan, English, German, and more.
Antergos Website: https://antergos.com/
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Arch Linux 2017 Installation with Budgie Desktop on VMware Workstation
This video tutorial shows Arch Linux 2017 Installation with Budgie Desktop on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. We'll also install applications such as Firefox, VLC, GIMP, FileZilla, Gedit and LibreOffice on Arch Linux 2017.03. This tutorial is also helpful to install Arch Linux 2017 on physical computer or server hardware. We'll also install and test VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on Arch Linux for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File, Clipboard Sharing and Mouse Integration.
Arch Linux 2017 with Budgie Installation Steps:
Download Arch Linux 2017.03 ISO
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start Arch Linux Base Installation
Install and Configure Xorg and Budgie Desktop
Installing Firefox, VLC, GIMP, FileZilla, Gedit and LibreOffice Applications on Arch Linux
Installing and Configuring VMware Tools (Open VM Tools)
Arch Linux 2017 Budgie Desktop Review
Installing Arch Linux 2017 Budgie Desktop on VMware Workstation
Arch Linux 2017.03 New Features and Improvements
Due to the decreasing popularity of i686 among the developers and the community, they have decided to phase out the support of 32-bit architecture. Arch Linux 2017.02 ISO was the last that allows to install 32-bit Arch Linux. The next 9 months are deprecation period, during which i686 will be still receiving upgraded packages. Starting from November 2017, packaging and repository tools will no longer require that from maintainers, effectively making i686 unsupported. There's only one option for installing the Arch Linux operating system on new PCs, for 64-bit (x86_64) platforms.
Arch Linux Website: https://www.archlinux.org/
Arch Linux Minimum System Requirements
Arch Linux should run on any x86_64-compatible machine with a minimum of 512 MB RAM. A basic installation with all packages from the base group should take less than 800 MB of disk space. As the installation process needs to retrieve packages from a remote repository, a working internet connection is required.
What is Budgie Desktop?
Budgie is a distro-agnostic desktop environment, leveraging GNOME technologies such as GTK+, and is developed by Solus project as well as contributors from numerous communities such as Arch Linux and Ubuntu Budgie. Budgie is the default desktop of Solus Operating System, written from scratch. Besides a more modern design, Budgie can emulate the look and feel of the GNOME 2 desktop.
Budgie Desktop Website: https://budgie-desktop.org/
Arch Linux 2017 Installation with MATE Desktop and Apps on VMware Workstation
This video tutorial shows Arch Linux 2017 with MATE Desktop and Review on VMware Workstation step by step. We'll also install applications such as Firefox, VLC, GIMP, FileZilla and LibreOffice on Arch Linux 2017.03. This tutorial is also helpful to install Arch Linux 2017 on physical computer or server. We'll also install and test VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on Arch Linux for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File, Clipboard Sharing and Mouse Integration.
Arch Linux 2017 with MATE Desktop Installation Steps:
Download Arch Linux 2017.03 ISO
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start Arch Linux Base Installation
Installing Xorg and MATE Desktop
Installing Firefox, VLC, GIMP, FileZilla and LibreOffice Applications on Arch Linux
Installing and Configuring VMware Tools (Open VM Tools)
Arch Linux 2017 MATE Review
Installing Arch Linux 2017 with MATE Desktop and Apps on VMware Workstation
What is Arch Linux?
Arch Linux is an independently developed, 86_64-optimized Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses pacman, its home-grown package manager, to provide updates to the latest software applications with full dependency tracking. Arch Linux uses a rolling release model, such that a regular system update is all that is needed to obtain the latest Arch software. The installation images released by the Arch team are simply up-to-date snapshots of the main system components. The default install provides a solid base that enables users to create a custom installation. In addition, the Arch Build System (ABS) provides a way to easily build new packages, modify the configuration of stock packages, and share these packages with other users via the Arch Linux user repository.
Arch Linux Website: https://www.archlinux.org/
Arch Linux 2017.03 New Features and Improvements
Due to the decreasing popularity of i686 among the developers and the community, they have decided to phase out the support of 32-bit architecture. Arch Linux 2017.02 ISO was the last that allows to install 32-bit Arch Linux. The next 9 months are deprecation period, during which i686 will be still receiving upgraded packages. Starting from November 2017, packaging and repository tools will no longer require that from maintainers, effectively making i686 unsupported. There's only one option for installing the Arch Linux operating system on new PCs, for 64-bit (x86_64) platforms.
Arch Linux Minimum System Requirements
Arch Linux should run on any x86_64-compatible machine with a minimum of 512 MB RAM. A basic installation with all packages from the base group should take less than 800 MB of disk space. As the installation process needs to retrieve packages from a remote repository, a working internet connection is required.
What is MATE Desktop?
The MATE Desktop Environment is the continuation of GNOME 2. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. MATE is under active development to add support for new technologies while preserving a traditional desktop experience.
MATE Desktop Website: http://mate-desktop.com/
Parrot Security OS 3.5 (ParrotSec) Installation on VMware Workstation
This video tutorial shows Parrot Security OS 3.5 (ParrotSec) installation on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. This tutorial is also helpful to install ParrotSec 3.5 on physical computer or laptop hardware. We also install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on Parrot Security OS for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File, Clipboard Sharing and Mouse Integration.
Parrot Security OS 3.5 Installation Steps:
Download Parrot Security OS 3.5 (ParrotSec) ISO
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start ParrotSec Installation
Install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools)
Test VMware Tools Features: Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File, Clipboard Sharing and Mouse Integration
Installing Parrot Security OS 3.5 (ParrotSec) on VMware Workstation
What is Parrot Security OS?
Parrot Security OS (or ParrotSec) is a Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux. It is security-oriented distribution featuring a collection of utilities designed for penetration testing, computer forensics, reverse engineering, hacking, privacy, anonymity and cryptography. It's security GNU/Linux distribution designed with cloud pentesting and IoT security in mind. It includes a full portable laboratory for security and digital forensics experts, but it also includes all you need to develop your own softwares or protect your privacy with anonymity and crypto tools. Parrot Security OS comes with MATE as the default desktop environment.
Parrot Security OS Website: https://www.parrotsec.org/
Parrot 3.5 New Features and Improvements
This new release will no longer include all those old packages that did not meet the debian standards. They also removed the old and discontinued gtkdialog and some other softwares built on top of it. Native virtualbox and vmware guest support is now included by default. The linux kernel was updated to the latest 4.9.13 release and we are waiting debian to finish the debianization of linux 4.10 to start working on our patches for it. Another interesting feature is the update of firefox which is not firefox-esr 45, as they wanted to import the new firefox 51 by default.
FreeNAS 10 Corral Installation and Configuration on VMware
This tutorial shows FreeNAS 10 Corral Installation, Configuration and Overview on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. We also create and configure storage volume and setup Samba/SMB/CIFS share on FreeNAS Corral storage. This tutorial is also helpful to installing FreeNAS 10 on physical computer hardware or bare-metal server.
FreeNAS 10 Corral Installation and Configuration Steps:
Download FreeNAS 10 Corral ISO
Create VM on VMware Workstation/Player
Start FreeNAS Installation via Web GUI
FreeNAS Initial Configuration
Creating Storage Volume
Configure and Test CIFS Share
FreeNAS 10 Corral Storage Overview
Install and Configure FreeNAS 10 Corral Storage on VMware
What is FreeNAS Storage?
FreeNAS is a free and open-source software network-attached storage (NAS) system based on FreeBSD and the OpenZFS file system. It runs on x86-64 hardware. FreeNAS supports Windows, OS X and Unix clients and various virtualization hosts such as XenServer and VMware using the SMB, AFP, NFS, iSCSI, SSH, rsync and FTP/TFTP protocols.
FreeNAS Website: http://www.freenas.org/
FreeNAS 10 Corral New Features and Improvements
FreeNAS Corral (formerly known as "FreeNAS 10") is the next release of the world’s most popular Open Source software-defined storage product, FreeNAS. FreeNAS Corral introduces new features such as Docker container support, virtual machine management, a modern graphical user interface, and a powerful command line interface. FreeNAS Corral can be used as NAS (network attached storage) or SAN (storage area network) or as the core of a hyper-converged solution to share data over file- and block-based protocols, deploy containers, and spin up VMs.
Arch Linux 2017 Installation with LXDE Desktop and Apps on VMware
This tutorial shows Arch Linux 2017 with LXDE Desktop on VMware Workstation step by step. We'll also install applications such as Firefox, VLC, GIMP, Gedit and LibreOffice on Arch Linux 2017.03. This tutorial is also helpful to install Arch Linux 2017 on physical computer or server. We'll also install and test VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on Arch Linux for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File, Clipboard Sharing and Mouse Integration.
Arch Linux 2017 with LXDE Desktop Installation Steps:
Download Arch Linux 2017.03 ISO
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start Arch Linux Base Installation
Installing Xorg and LXDE Desktop
Installing Firefox, VLC, GIMP, Gedit and LibreOffice Applications on Arch Linux
Install and Configure VMware Tools (Open VM Tools)
Arch Linux 2017 LXDE Review
Installing Arch Linux 2017 with LXDE and Apps on VMware
What is Arch Linux?
Arch Linux is an independently developed, 86_64-optimized Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses pacman, its home-grown package manager, to provide updates to the latest software applications with full dependency tracking. Arch Linux uses a rolling release model, such that a regular system update is all that is needed to obtain the latest Arch software. The installation images released by the Arch team are simply up-to-date snapshots of the main system components. The default install provides a solid base that enables users to create a custom installation. In addition, the Arch Build System (ABS) provides a way to easily build new packages, modify the configuration of stock packages, and share these packages with other users via the Arch Linux user repository.
Arch Linux Website: https://www.archlinux.org/
Arch Linux 2017.03 New Features and Improvements
Due to the decreasing popularity of i686 among the developers and the community, they have decided to phase out the support of 32-bit architecture. Arch Linux 2017.02 ISO was the last that allows to install 32-bit Arch Linux. The next 9 months are deprecation period, during which i686 will be still receiving upgraded packages. Starting from November 2017, packaging and repository tools will no longer require that from maintainers, effectively making i686 unsupported. There's only one option for installing the Arch Linux operating system on new PCs, for 64-bit (x86_64) platforms.
Arch Linux Minimum System Requirements
Arch Linux should run on any x86_64-compatible machine with a minimum of 512 MB RAM. A basic installation with all packages from the base group should take less than 800 MB of disk space. As the installation process needs to retrieve packages from a remote repository, a working internet connection is required.
What is LXDE Desktop?
LXDE, which stands for Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment, is a desktop environment which is lightweight and fast. It is designed to be user friendly and slim, while keeping the resource usage low. LXDE uses less RAM and less CPU while being a feature rich desktop environment. Unlike other tightly integrated desktops LXDE strives to be modular, so each component can be used independently with few dependencies. This makes porting LXDE to different distributions and platforms easier.
LXDE Website: http://lxde.org/
Arch Linux 2017 XFCE Installation with Apps on VMware
This tutorial shows Arch Linux 2017 with XFCE Desktop and Review on VMware Workstation step by step. We'll also install applications such as Firefox, VLC, GIMP and LibreOffice on Arch Linux 2017.03. This tutorial is also helpful to install Arch Linux 2017 on physical computer or server. We'll also install and test VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on Arch Linux for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File, Clipboard Sharing and Mouse Integration.
Arch Linux 2017 XFCE Installation Steps:
Download Arch Linux 2017.03 ISO
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start Arch Linux Base Installation
Installing Xorg and XFCE Desktop
Installing Firefox, VLC, GIMP and LibreOffice Applications on Arch Linux
Installing and Configuring VMware Tools (Open VM Tools)
Arch Linux 2017 XFCE Review
Installing Arch Linux 2017 with XFCE Desktop and Apps on VMware
What is Arch Linux?
Arch Linux is an independently developed, i686- and x86_64-optimised Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses pacman, its home-grown package manager, to provide updates to the latest software applications with full dependency tracking. Arch Linux uses a rolling release model, such that a regular system update is all that is needed to obtain the latest Arch software. The installation images released by the Arch team are simply up-to-date snapshots of the main system components. The default install provides a solid base that enables users to create a custom installation. In addition, the Arch Build System (ABS) provides a way to easily build new packages, modify the configuration of stock packages, and share these packages with other users via the Arch Linux user repository.
Arch Linux Website: https://www.archlinux.org/
Arch Linux 2017.03 New Features and Improvements
Due to the decreasing popularity of i686 among the developers and the community, they have decided to phase out the support of 32-bit architecture. Arch Linux 2017.02 ISO was the last that allows to install 32-bit Arch Linux. The next 9 months are deprecation period, during which i686 will be still receiving upgraded packages. Starting from November 2017, packaging and repository tools will no longer require that from maintainers, effectively making i686 unsupported. There's only one option for installing the Arch Linux operating system on new PCs, for 64-bit (x86_64) platforms.
Arch Linux Minimum System Requirements
Arch Linux should run on any x86_64-compatible machine with a minimum of 512 MB RAM. A basic installation with all packages from the base group should take less than 800 MB of disk space. As the installation process needs to retrieve packages from a remote repository, a working internet connection is required.
What is Xfce Desktop Environment?
Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly. It includes a window manager, a file manager, desktop and panel.
Xfce Desktop Website: https://www.xfce.org/
Manjaro Linux 17 XFCE Installation and Review on VMware
This tutorial shows Manjaro Linux 17 XFCE installation and review on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. This tutorial is also helpful to install Manjaro Linux 17.0 on physical computer or laptop hardware. We also test VMware Tools features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing.
Manjaro Linux 17 Xfce Installation Steps:
Download Manjaro Linux 17.0 XFCE ISO
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start Manjaro Linux Installation
Test VMware Tools Features: Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing
Manjaro Linux 17 XFCE Review
Installing Manjaro Linux 17 Xfce and Review on VMware
What is Manjaro Linux?
Manjaro Linux is a fast, user-friendly, desktop-oriented operating system based on Arch Linux. Key features include intuitive installation process, automatic hardware detection, stable rolling-release model, ability to install multiple kernels, special Bash scripts for managing graphics drivers and extensive desktop configurability. Manjaro Linux offers Xfce as the core desktop options, as well as a minimalist Net edition for more advanced users.
Manjaro provides all the benefits of the Arch operating system combined with a focus on user-friendliness and accessibility. Available in both 32 and 64 bit versions, Manjaro is suitable for newcomers as well as experienced Linux users. Manjaro uses a Rolling Release Development Model, whereby rather than being replaced, the same core system will instead be continually updated and upgraded. By virtue of keeping an existing installation updated, it is already the latest release.
Manjaro Linux Website: https://manjaro.org/
Manjaro Linux 17.0 New Features and Improvements
Manjaro Linux 17.0 continues to deliver this powerful, mature and feature-rich desktop environment with a unique look-and-feel, and with the perks of Manjaro's latest tools. The Manjaro Settings Manager (MSM) now provides an easy-to-use graphical interface for installing and removing the many series of kernels.
Manjaro Linux Recommended System Requirements
Recommended system requirements have been provided in order to ensure that you get the most out of your Manjaro system.
1 GB memory
30 GB hard disk space
1 Ghz processor
High definition (HD) graphics card and monitor
Broadband internet connection
What is Xfce Desktop Environment?
Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly. It includes a window manager, a file manager, desktop and panel.
Xfce Desktop Website: https://www.xfce.org/
Manjaro Linux 17.0 KDE Installation and Review on VMware
This tutorial shows Manjaro Linux 17.0 KDE installation and review on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. This tutorial is also helpful to install Manjaro Linux 17 on physical computer or laptop hardware. We also test VMware Tools features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing.
Manjaro Linux 17 KDE Installation Steps:
Download Manjaro Linux 17.0 KDE
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start Manjaro Linux Installation
Test VMware Tools Features: Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing
Manjaro Linux 17 KDE Review
Installing Manjaro Linux 17.0 KDE and Review on VMware
What is Manjaro Linux?
Manjaro Linux is a fast, user-friendly, desktop-oriented operating system based on Arch Linux. Key features include intuitive installation process, automatic hardware detection, stable rolling-release model, ability to install multiple kernels, special Bash scripts for managing graphics drivers and extensive desktop configurability. Manjaro Linux offers Xfce as the core desktop options, as well as a minimalist Net edition for more advanced users.
Manjaro is a user-friendly Linux distribution based on the independently developed Arch operating system. Developed in Austria, France, and Germany, Manjaro provides all the benefits of the Arch operating system combined with a focus on user-friendliness and accessibility. Available in both 32 and 64 bit versions, Manjaro is suitable for newcomers as well as experienced Linux users. Manjaro uses a Rolling Release Development Model, whereby rather than being replaced, the same core system will instead be continually updated and upgraded. By virtue of keeping an existing installation updated, it is already the latest release.
Manjaro Linux Website: https://manjaro.org/
Manjaro Linux 17.0 New Features and Improvements
Manjaro Linux 17.0 KDE edition continues to deliver this powerful, mature and feature-rich desktop environment with a unique look-and-feel, and with the perks of Manjaro's latest tools. We now ship Plasma 5.9 desktop in combination with the latest KDE Applications 16.12. It was a huge step to get it all playing together smoothly and to give the user experience the same feeling as our KDE 4 editions of the past. The Manjaro Settings Manager (MSM) now provides an easy-to-use graphical interface for installing and removing the many series of kernels.
Manjaro Linux Recommended System Requirements
Recommended system requirements have been provided in order to ensure that you get the most out of your Manjaro system.
Arch Linux 2017 KDE Plasma 5 Installation with Apps and Review on VMware
This tutorial shows Arch Linux 2017 KDE Plasma 2 Desktop installation and Review on VMware Workstation step by step. We'll also install applications such as Firefox, VLC, GIMP, FileZilla and LibreOffice on Arch Linux 2017.03. This tutorial is also helpful to install Arch Linux 2017 on physical computer or server. We'll also install and test VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on Arch Linux for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File, Clipboard Sharing and Mouse Integration.
Arch Linux 2017 KDE Plasma 5 Installation Steps:
Download Arch Linux 2017.03 ISO
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start Arch Linux Base Installation
Installing Xorg and KDE Plasma 5 Desktop
Installing Firefox, VLC, GIMP, FileZilla and LibreOffice Applications on Arch Linux
Installing and Configuring VMware Tools (Open VM Tools)
Arch Linux 2017 KDE Plasma 5 Review
Install Arch Linux 2017 KDE Plasma 5 with Apps and Review on VMware
What is Arch Linux?
Arch Linux is an independently developed, x86_64 optimized Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses pacman, its home-grown package manager, to provide updates to the latest software applications with full dependency tracking. Arch Linux uses a rolling release model, such that a regular system update is all that is needed to obtain the latest Arch software. The installation images released by the Arch team are simply up-to-date snapshots of the main system components.
The default install provides a solid base that enables users to create a custom installation. In addition, the Arch Build System (ABS) provides a way to easily build new packages, modify the configuration of stock packages, and share these packages with other users via the Arch Linux user repository.
Arch Linux Website: https://www.archlinux.org/
Arch Linux 2017.03 New Features and Improvements
Due to the decreasing popularity of i686 among the developers and the community, they have decided to phase out the support of 32-bit architecture. Arch Linux 2017.02 ISO was the last that allows to install 32-bit Arch Linux. The next 9 months are deprecation period, during which i686 will be still receiving upgraded packages. Starting from November 2017, packaging and repository tools will no longer require that from maintainers, effectively making i686 unsupported. There's only one option for installing the Arch Linux operating system on new PCs, for 64-bit (x86_64) platforms.
Arch Linux Minimum System Requirements
Arch Linux should run on any x86_64-compatible machine with a minimum of 512 MB RAM. A basic installation with all packages from the base group should take less than 800 MB of disk space. As the installation process needs to retrieve packages from a remote repository, a working internet connection is required.
What is KDE Desktop?
The KDE Community is an international technology team dedicated to creating a free and user-friendly computing experience, offering an advanced graphical desktop, a wide variety of applications for communication, work, education and entertainment and a platform to easily build new applications upon. In this regard, the resources provided by KDE make it a central development hub and home for many popular applications and projects like Calligra Suite, Krita, digiKam, and many others.
KDE Website: https://www.kde.org/
What is KDE Plasma 5?
KDE Plasma 5 is the fifth and current generation of the desktop environment created by KDE primarily for Linux systems. KDE Plasma 5 is the successor of KDE Plasma 4 and was initially released on 15 July 2014. It includes a new default theme, known as "Breeze", as well as increased convergence across different devices. The graphical interface was fully migrated to QML, which uses OpenGL for hardware acceleration resulting in better performance and reduced power consumption. Plasma 5.0 improves support for HiDPI displays and ships a converged graphical shell, able to modify the graphical shell according to the device in use. It also includes a new default theme, dubbed Breeze.
Arch Linux 2017.03 with GNOME Desktop Installation on VMware
This tutorial shows Arch Linux 2017.03 with GNOME Desktop and Review on VMware Workstation step by step. We'll also install applications such as Firefox, VLC, GIMP and LibreOffice on Arch Linux 2017.03. This tutorial is also helpful to install Arch Linux 2017 on physical computer or server. We'll also install and test VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on Arch Linux for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File, Clipboard Sharing and Mouse Integration.
Arch Linux 2017 with GNOME Installation Steps:
Download Arch Linux 2017.03 ISO
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start Arch Linux Base Installation
Installing Xorg and GNOME Desktop
Installing Firefox, VLC, GIMP and LibreOffice Applications on Arch Linux
Installing and Configuring VMware Tools (Open VM Tools)
Arch Linux 2017 GNOME Review
Installing Arch Linux 2017 with GNOME and Apps on VMware
What is Arch Linux?
Arch Linux is an independently developed, i686- and x86_64-optimised Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses pacman, its home-grown package manager, to provide updates to the latest software applications with full dependency tracking. Arch Linux uses a rolling release model, such that a regular system update is all that is needed to obtain the latest Arch software. The installation images released by the Arch team are simply up-to-date snapshots of the main system components.
The default install provides a solid base that enables users to create a custom installation. In addition, the Arch Build System (ABS) provides a way to easily build new packages, modify the configuration of stock packages, and share these packages with other users via the Arch Linux user repository.
Arch Linux Website: https://www.archlinux.org/
Arch Linux 2017.03 New Features and Improvements
Due to the decreasing popularity of i686 among the developers and the community, they have decided to phase out the support of 32-bit architecture. Arch Linux 2017.02 ISO was the last that allows to install 32-bit Arch Linux. The next 9 months are deprecation period, during which i686 will be still receiving upgraded packages. Starting from November 2017, packaging and repository tools will no longer require that from maintainers, effectively making i686 unsupported. There's only one option for installing the Arch Linux operating system on new PCs, for 64-bit (x86_64) platforms.
Arch Linux Minimum System Requirements
Arch Linux should run on any x86_64-compatible machine with a minimum of 512 MB RAM. A basic installation with all packages from the base group should take less than 800 MB of disk space. As the installation process needs to retrieve packages from a remote repository, a working internet connection is required.
What is GNOME Desktop?
GNOME is a desktop environment that is composed entirely of free and open-source software. GNOME was originally an acronym for GNU Network Object Model Environment. Its target operating system is Linux, but it is also supported on most derivatives of BSD. GNOME is developed by the GNOME Project, which is composed of both volunteers and paid contributors.
GNOME Website: https://www.gnome.org/
This tutorial shows Zorin OS 12.1 installation and review on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. This tutorial is also helpful to install Zorin OS 12 on physical computer or laptop hardware. We also install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on Zorin OS for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File, Clipboard Sharing and Mouse Integration.
Zorin OS 12.1 Installation Steps:
Download Zorin OS 12.1 ISO
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start Zorin OS Installation
Install VMware Tools
Test VMware Tools Features: Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing
Zorin OS 12.1 Review
Installing Zorin OS 12.1 and Review on VMware
What is Zorin OS?
Zorin OS is a multi-functional operating system designed specifically for newcomers to Linux. It's based on Ubuntu Linux. Zorin OS gives you more flexibility. It has a Windows-like graphical user interface and many programs similar to those found in Windows. Zorin OS also comes with an application that lets users run many Windows programs.
The distribution's ultimate goal is to provide a Linux alternative to Windows and let Windows users enjoy all the features of Linux without complications. Zorin OS is a replacement for Windows and macOS, designed to make your computer faster, more powerful and secure.
Zorin OS Website: http://zorinos.com/
Zorin OS 12.1 New Features and Improvements
This new release brings together the latest software updates, bug fixes, new desktop features, performance enhancements and hardware support. Zorin OS 12.1 introduces an updated hardware enablement stack. The newly-included Linux kernel 4.8 as well as an updated X server graphics stack adds compatibility for newer computers and hardware in Zorin OS. One of the new desktop features is an easy way to add app icons to the desktop. People who are already running Zorin OS 12 can update to version 12.1 using the distribution's Software Updater application.
BlackArch Linux 2017 Installation and Review on VMware
This tutorial shows BlackArch Linux 2017 installation and review on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. This tutorial is also helpful to install BlackArch Linux 2017.03 on physical computer or laptop hardware. We will also test VMware Tools Features: Fit Guest Now and Mouse Integration.
BlackArch Linux 2017.03 Installation Steps:
Download BlackArch Linux 2017.03 ISO
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start BlackArch Linux 2017 Installation
Test VMware Tools Features: Fit Guest Now and Mouse Integration
BlackArch Linux 2017 Review
Installing BlackArch Linux 2017 and Review on VMware
What is BlackArch Linux?
BlackArch Linux is an Arch Linux-based penetration testing distribution for penetration testers and security researchers. The repository contains 1707 tools. You can install tools individually or in groups. BlackArch Linux is compatible with existing Arch installs. The BlackArch Live ISO contains multiple window managers. It comes with several lightweight window managers, including Fluxbox, Openbox, Awesome and spectrwm. It ships with over a thousand specialist tools for penetration testing and forensic analysis. It may be used as a standalone live CD or live USB, run from a virtual machine, or be installed to a computer's hard disk.
BlackArch Linux Website: https://blackarch.org/
BlackArch Linux 2017.03 New Features and Improvements
Add more than 50 new tools
Update blackarch installer to 0.3.3 (bugfixes)
Fix several tools (dependencies, installs)
Include kernel 4.9.11
Updated all system packages
Updated all blackarch tools
Updated menu entries for windows managers (awesome, fluxbox, openbox)
This tutorial shows TrueOS 2017 installation and review on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. This tutorial is also helpful to install TrueOS 2017 on physical computer or laptop hardware. We also install VMware Tools on TrueOS for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File, Clipboard Sharing and Mouse Integration.
TrueOS 2017 Installation Steps:
Download TrueOS 2017 ISO
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start TrueOS 2017 Installation
Install VMware Tools
Test VMware Tools Features: Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File, Clipboard Sharing and Mouse Integration
TrueOS 2017 Review
Installing TrueOS 2017 and Review on VMware
What is TrueOS?
TrueOS (formerly PC-BSD or PCBSD), is a Unix-like, desktop-oriented operating system built upon the most recent releases of FreeBSD-CURRENT. To accomplish this, it provides a graphical installation to enable even UNIX novices to easily install and get it running. It pre-configures desktop environments, video, sound, and networking so that the desktop can be used immediately. A graphical software installation program makes installing pre-built software as easy as other popular operating systems.
TrueOS Website: https://www.trueos.org/
TrueOS 2017 New Features and Improvements
The TrueOS team has released a new snapshot of the operating system's Desktop and Server editions. The new snapshot includes several bug fixes, a few new services and package updates. TrueOS 2017-02-22 also includes support for automounting devices and a new jail management utility. Automounting is a new feature allows auto-detection and mounting of inserted USB devices. It also automatically unmounts USB devices when the user ceases accessing the device. New jail utilities jbootstrap (requires being run once to fetch base packages), jinit, and jdestroy are available. These support OpenRC development and add other functionality.
TrueOS Minimum System Requirements
TrueOS has moderate hardware requirements and commonly uses low system resources. Before installing TrueOS, make sure that your hardware or virtual machine at least meets the minimum requirements. To get the most out of your TrueOS experience, use a system that meets the recommended system requirements.
64-bit processor
1 GB RAM
20GB of free hard drive space on a primary partition for a command-line server installation
Network card
TrueOS Recommended System Requirements
The following are the minimum recommended requirements. More RAM and available disk space will improve your computing experience:
64-bit processor
4 GB of RAM
50GB of free hard drive space on a primary partition for a graphical desktop installation
Network card
Sound card
3D-accelerated video card
TrueOS does not require 50 GB for its installation. Instead, the minimum recommendation is to provide sufficient room for the installation of applications and to store local ZFS snapshots and boot environments. These can be used to retrieve earlier versions of files, rollback the operating system to an earlier point in time, or clone the operating system. More RAM is always recommended, so install as much as you can afford. To play modern video games, use a fast CPU. To create a collection of music and movies on the computer, sufficient disk space is required.
PCLinuxOS 2017.03 Installation and Review on VMware
This tutorial shows PCLinuxOS 2017.03 installation and review on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. This tutorial is also helpful to install PCLinuxOS 2017 on physical computer or laptop hardware. We also install VMware Tools on PCLinuxOS for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing.
PCLinuxOS 2017 Installation Steps:
Download PCLinuxOS 2017 ISO
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start PCLinuxOS 2017 Installation
Install VMware Tools
Test VMware Tools Features: Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing
PCLinuxOS 2017 Review
Installing PCLinuxOS 2017.03 and Review on VMware
What is PCLinuxOS?
PCLinuxOS is a user-friendly Linux distribution with out-of-the-box support for many popular graphics and sound cards, as well as other peripheral devices. The bootable live DVD provides an easy-to-use graphical installer and the distribution sports a wide range of popular applications for the typical desktop user, including browser plugins and full multimedia playback. The intuitive system configuration tools include Synaptic for package management, Addlocale to add support to many languages and Mylivecd to create a customised live CD.
PCLinuxOS Website: http://www.pclinuxos.com/
PCLinuxOS 2017.03 New Features and Improvements
The KDE Plasma 5 image ISO has been updated to release PCLinuxOS 2017.03. The image includes all of the updates and bug fixes from the past month. The kernel was updated to 4.9.13. KDE components were updated to Plasma 5.8.6 LTS, Frameworks to 5.31.0 and Applications to 16.12.2. Nvidia current video driver was updated to 375.39. Bug fixes include the menu editor, net applet in the system tray, konsole profile and better defaults for Dolphin and System Tray icons. Applications added to the ISO image include gparted, nixnote2 and dropbox.
Greenie Linux 16.04 Installation and Review on VMware
This tutorial shows Greenie Linux 16.04 installation and review on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. This tutorial is also helpful to install Greenie Linux on physical computer or laptop hardware. We also install VMware Tools on Greenie Linux 16.04 for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing.
Greenie Linux 16.04 Installation Steps:
Download Greenie Linux 16.04 ISO
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start Greenie Linux Installation
Install VMware Tools
Test VMware Tools Features: Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing
Greenie Linux 16.04 Review
Installing Greenie Linux 16.04 and Review on VMware
What is Greenie Linux
Greenie Linux is a Slovak desktop distribution based on Ubuntu and optimised for users in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Created as an operating system designed for every-day use and focusing on the needs of book readers and writers, Greenie Linux combines a set of applications for home use, out-of-the-box functionality and Ubuntu repositories. It also includes a set of tools for reading, writing and modifying books and documents. The goal of the distribution is to create a user-friendly desktop system and a useful live CD.
Greenie Linux Website: https://sourceforge.net/projects/greenie/
Greenie Linux 16.04 New Features and Improvements
Greenie 16.04 comes with two versions. "Lite" is a useful system for everyday use with only the most important packages, while "Desktop" have a lot of useful applications. For example, the newest Wine, Libreoffice, GIMP and many others. Greenie is based on Lubuntu, so it work fast even on older hardware. Specific Greenie apps are included, as well as apps for Windows, that might be very useful for dualboot. Greenie 16.04 is made as an useful installable live medium, especially for users in Slovakia and Czech Republic.
pfSense 2.3.3 Firewall Installation and Review on VMware
This tutorial shows pfSense 2.3.3 Firewall Installation, Configuration and Review on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. We also install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on pfSense Firewall for better VM performance and usability. This tutorial is also helpful to installing pfSense 2.3.3 on physical computer or bare-metal server hardware.
pfSense 2.3.3 Installation Steps:
Download pfSense 2.3.3 ISO
Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
Start pfSense Installation
pfSense 2.3.3 Initial Configuration via Web GUI
Install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on pfSense
pfSense 2.3.3 Review
Install, Configure and Review pfSense 2.3.3 on VMware
What is pfSense Open Source Firewall?
pfSense is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD specifically tailored for use as a firewall and router that is entirely managed via web interface. In addition to being a routing platform, pfSense includes a long list of related features and a package system which allows further expandability. pfSense is installed on a physical computer or a virtual machine to make a dedicated firewall/router for a network and has been noted for its reliability and offering a range of features. It can be configured and upgraded through a web-based interface, and requires no knowledge of the underlying FreeBSD system to manage. pfSense is commonly deployed as a perimeter firewall, router, wireless access point, DHCP server, DNS server, and as a VPN endpoint. pfSense supports installation of third-party packages like Snort or Squid through its Package Manager.
pfSense Website: https://pfsense.org/
pfSense 2.3.3 New Features and Improvements
pfSense 2.3.3 is a maintenance release in the 2.3.x series, bringing numerous stability and bug fixes, fixes for a handful of security issues in the GUI, and a handful of new features. As always, you can upgrade from any prior version directly to 2.3.3.
pfSense 2.3.3 Minimum System Requirements
pfSense 2.3.3 has low minimum system requirements (for example 256 MB RAM and 500 MHz CPU) and can be installed on hardware with x86-64 architecture It is also available for embedded system hardware using Compact Flash or SD cards. pfSense also supports virtualized installation.
