Articles by jaikumarm
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Install Slackware 11.0 in a VMware ESX Server 2.5.x VM
Author: jaikumarm • Tags: virtualization, vmware • Comments: 2Install Slackware 11.0 in a VMware ESX Server 2.5.x VM This guide will help you install Slackware in a safe VMware virtual environment, with its own unique quirks to take care off. Slackware is not officially supported on VMware, but it can be installed without too many problems, once you got past choosing 'scsi.s' and '/dev/sda', in the beginning and remember to install lilo on the MBR.
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How To Install VMware Server 1.0.4 On Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)
Author: jaikumarm • Tags: ubuntu, virtualization, vmware • Comments: 5How To Install VMware Server 1.0.4 On Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions about how to install the free VMware Server on an Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) system. With VMware Server you can create and run guest operating systems ("virtual machines") such as Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, etc. under a host operating system. This has the benefit that you can run multiple operating systems on the same hardware which saves a lot of money, and you can move virtual machines from one VMware Server to the next one (or to a system that has the VMware Player which is also free).