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VMWare, Inc. is a company that provides cloud and virtualization products and services. Use this tag if you are using VMware's products along with the tag for the software you are using; either [vmware-player] (for VMware Player) or [vmware-workstation] (for VMware Workstation) or [vmware-fusion] (for VMware Fusion), [vmware-view] (for VMware Horizon View), [vmware-tools] (for VMware Tools).

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Huge Pages causing Ubuntu 20.04 crashes

I have Ubuntu 20.04. I have configured Huge Pages by adding the following to sysctl.conf: kernel.shmmax = 8589934592 vm.nr_hugepages = 4096 vm.hugetlb_shm_group = 1001 and, adding the following to ...
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The Internet Just Disappeared on its own [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS] [duplicate]

Using an Ubuntu VM on VMWare. The internet just stopped working out of the blue and even experts don't know why. Some stats: sudo lshw -C network *-network DISABLED description: ...
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NTP time always wrong after reboot. It sync with ESX even with NTP setup

I've installed NTP and internal NTP server peer is stratum 2. But every time I reboot the server, the VM time is synced with ESX instead of ntp. I did run ntpdate -s x.x.x.x and corrected it. But ...
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UBUNTU VM lost DHCP and IP

Running UBUNTU on vmware workstation over Windows 10 as a host. slyubski@ubuntu:~$ uname -a Linux ubuntu 5.3.0-51-generic #44~18.04.2-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 23 14:27:18 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/...
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Use desktop of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Desktop with MobaXterm

i run Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Desktop in a VMware environment. Is it possible to use the Gnome desktop with MobaXterm? I tried things like sudo startx, which opens a new session in the remote console. In ...
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Multiple machines on the same network getting the same IP lease via DHCP

I am creating 18.04 machines on vmware with two network interfaces. 192.168 and 10.100. I have a ubuntu vm set up as a dhcp server for both networks - I am having a serious problem with the DHCP ...
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Vmplayer drag and drop issue from guest to host

I am having an issue with the drag and drop feature of VMware Workstation Player 15. I have vmtools installed as well, but perhaps there is an issue with the installation I am unaware of. I am using ...
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Setup Public IP on Ubuntu 18.04 (on VM Player)

I have Ubuntu 18.04 Server guest, on Win10 Pro Host, on VM Player 15.5, I am in my home network. Need to setup public IP, went thru several threads etc - tried this: How to configure static IP address ...
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configuring thunderbird for imap access gmail ubuntu 19.10

I am doing all this on Ubuntu 19.10 in thunderbird default application which is installed with OS. I am having problem in configuring thunderbird in VMware environment. I am using VMware 15 ...
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VMware vmrc install on Ubuntu fails

I'm trying to install vmrc on latest Ubuntu. and the bundle fails i get issues with he VMware USB-arbitrager. any way to download and install the arbitrator. 2019-11-04T14:29:38.533-07:00| usbArb| ...
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Installing K8s on vSphere results in multiple VMs using Juju

During the installation, I configured it to deploy 1 master and 2 worker nodes but I'm seeing a total of 10 VMs all together. There are 3 VM's that are configured with the exact specifications I ...
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"Copying logs to installed system" is the installation already finished?

I am trying to install Ubuntu 18.04.3 on my ESXi 6.5 as VM, I am using the ubuntu-18.04.3-live-server-amd64.iso, but it gets stuck at the last procedure, it shows "copying logs to installed system" ...
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Change Mesa driver in Ubuntu 18.04 VM under VMware Workstation 15 Player

I'm running a Ubuntu 18.04 VM under VMware Workstation 15 Player. One application that I'd like to run crashes because it comes with its own LLVM shared libraries which interfer with the system's ...
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how to improve Ubuntu 19.04 desktop performance on VMWare workstation?

I installed the latest version of ubuntu desktop on my VMware workstation and it's awfully slow. In order to open firefox it takes like 10 minutes and then another while to enter a url. Can I change ...
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Ubuntu on VMware/Virtual Box will not launch [closed]

I recently built a new computer, X570 MSI Carbon Gaming, Ryzen 7 3800x, 64 GB RAM, Nvidia 2080 ti card with Windows 10 as the core OS. I built this for a few reasons but labs are a big reason. I am ...
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Ubuntu Server 18.04 LVM shrinks on reboot

I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 server on a thin provisioned VMWare virtual machine and after running the updates and rebooting the 50G disk now shows as being 3.9G and is 78% used. I can resize the LVM ...
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18.04.2 lowlatency kernels are hanging at login screen running as guest in VMware Workstation 14.1.7 and Player 15.1

Trying to build a VM using the 18.04.2 lowlatency kernels. Everything is working fine with the generic kernels (4.15 and 4.18), but when I attempt to boot either the 4.15 or 4.18 lowlatency kernels, ...
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Why does KDE (Plasma) treat the VMware Workstation 15 window differently from all other windows?

tl;dr: When I left-click (and release) on the VMware Workstation 15 main window near its menu, the mouse unexpectedly grabs and drags the window. This doesn't happen in any other application windows ...
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VMWare Player Cannot Install VMWare Tools for Linux?

There are quite a few questions on this,but I think mine is unique. I get this error when trying to install VMWare Tools on a 18.04 linux machine: I was only able to get VMWare running due to Jag's ...
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VMRC on Ubuntu does not render client area

I have a problem with my VMware Remote Console (VMRC) 10.0.4 on Ubuntu 18.04. I have installed it on plain Ubuntu and everything had worked perfectly. Then one day I decided to try Pantheon desktop ...
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VMWare Failed to start on Ubuntu 18.04

This is Error output from "systemctl status vmware" command : ● vmware.service - LSB: This service starts and stops VMware services Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/vmware; generated) Active: failed ...
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VMware issue after Kernel Update

has anyone had an issue with VMware after updating to Linux A 5.0.5-050005-generic? I have tried everything, I can think of and find. Thanks. Makefile:1553: recipe for target 'module/tmp/modconfig-...
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chmod: changing permissions of file system

I'm having problems to execute file in my VMware folder, I tried changing permissions, but it does not change but give this error: chmod: changing permissions of <filename> Read-only file ...
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Ctrl+Alt+F1 is not working anymore after installing VMware View Agent

I have successfully installed GUI/Python/VMware View Agent on one Ubuntu VM. But the second day after I powered it on, Ctrl+Alt+F1 was not working any more. And I can't use terminal from GUI as well. ...
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Increase size of partition on live production server (VMWare - Ubuntu 16.04 headless)

I have come to a point with our production server that I am going to have to increase the size of the drive in the coming weeks. The problem is such that, this server really can't go down for an ...
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How to save the system state during windows sleep on vmware Ubuntu 18.0.14 lts?

I have a ubuntu running on vmware setup on windows10. Whenever windows goes to sleep or i lock out the windows the programs that am running on ubuntu are not being saved. Once i login after resuming ...
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how to solve copy paste problem

copy/paste not working in v machine ware and reinstall V machine ware tools is unavailable. drag and drop is unavailable for me either.
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Ubuntu Desktop & VMWare VSphere client?

Wondering ubuntu/debian community How do you manage your VMware VCenter from Ubuntu Desktop (18.04)? New VSphere Client (HTML5) is not an option, old VSphere web client is Flash, and I'm unable to ...
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automount vmware shared folder in ubuntu 14.04

I have shared by drive D: from my Windows 10 host to my Ubuntu 14.04 guest in VMware. Ubuntu successfully mounts this share into /mnt/hgfs/D. However I would like to automount it to /D on startup. ...
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ubuntu 18.04 settings bug [duplicate]

I use Ubuntu 18.04 in VMWare station pro 14, but the Settings don't seem to work properly. I cannot add a network proxy I cannot turn off screen lock (the button cannot turn off) I cannot change the ...
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Auto mount a shared folder using autofs service with VmwarePlayer

I'm running Ubuntu Budgie in a virtual machine using VMware Player. To mount the shared folder I use: sudo mount -t fuse.vmhgfs-fuse .host:/ /mnt/hgfs -o allow_other but I need to run the command ...
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VMware player fails to compile modules on Ubuntu 18.04- GCC error?

When I start VMware Player I get the dialog box below. This is my current GCC version, but gcc-6 and gcc-5 are also installed. $ ls -l /usr/bin/gcc lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 april 6 20:04 /usr/bin/...
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Ubuntu 18.04 on Windows 10 VMWare hangs on setting up the partioner

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, I have tried reinstalling, no help. Windows 10 desktop, AMD Ryzen 5 1600/16 Gig/1060 Nvidia/Gigabyte AB350/one static drive, one HDD. New windows 10 Pro installation/machine. ...
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VMWare Player won't open a virtual machine/ Ubuntu 16.04

I've created an Arch Linux virtual machine, and VMWare Player will not open it when I click "File -> Open a Virtual Machine -> arch.vmx (the name of the machine)". I found an official tutorial on the ...
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How to delete Ubuntu files loaded on Vmware permanently to increase disk space c [duplicate]

When I delete a any program or file on Ubuntu, the C disk space does not increase on Windows 10. How can I delete unnecessary Ubuntu files to increase the disk space?
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Ubuntu 18.04 VM doesn't have any network interfaces

I have created VMWare VM from ubuntu 18.04 installed on the physical partition. ifconfig shows only lo. I tried installing vmware-tools bundled with VMWare: they didn't work! I booted the Ubuntu at ...
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How to setup static ip on Ubuntu Server 18.04 in VMWare Workstation 14

I am new so please bear with me. I am on a laptop with Windows 10 (which totally sucks) connected by wifi, and trying to setup a static ip in Ubuntu Server 18.04 in VMWare Workstation 14. I have ...
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Cannot set "connect a host virtual adapter to this network" VMware(Network config)

I installed Ubuntu on the Vmware workstation. After that I tried configure Network. (Edit->Virtual Network Editor). I show this When I submit it and tap on the Apply, the driver is dedicated to the ...
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How to connect using Putty to ubuntu in a virtual machine(VMWare)

I can not connect to the virtual machine. I have read a lot of information, but it still does not work. Perhaps the problem is that when I prescribe in the console ifconfig I see: In many examples, ...
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VMware crashing when gnome extensions is enabled

When I choose some options in VMware Workstation with gnome extensions enabled, VMware crashes... For eg., if I choose "Preferences" or "About VMware Workstation". I have to disable gnome extensions ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 not booting after amd driver install

I had a perfectly running system running in vmplayer. I had installed other packages and other items, updated the OS and a bit more with absolutely no problem. Suddenly I want the graphics card to ...
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failed to start session at login using ldap user

I have a ubuntu server 16.04 with ldap installed in vmware, and a ubuntu desktop 16.04 also in vmware. when I try to login using a ldap user I have created in phpldapadmin I get failed to start ...
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Enable wmtools on 32 bit Ubuntu

I have installed 32 bit Ubuntu 14 in vmware virtual machine. Unfortunatly I can't copy/paste with host machine. I tried to install open vmtools: sudo aptitude install open-vm-tools Got answer is ...
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Problem Installing 16.04.4 ISO under VMware WS Pro v14

Use Case: Create a new Linux VM under VMware Workstation v14, which will be used to manually install Ubuntu from the ubuntu-16.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso. (The VMware automatic option for Ubuntu exhibits ...
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VMWare WSX installation issue

I am not able to install VMware WSX in Lubuntu/Ubuntu. It is extracting the bundlebut not installing it. Kindly help.
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Ubuntu 16.04 Server credentials for VMWare VM image

I've downloaded the Ubuntu server: ubuntu-16.04-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.vmdk from this site: https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/16.04/release/ Now its running on my VMWare Workstation. ...
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VMware-Ubuntu 16.04 automatically log out

I use the VMware to run Ubuntu Every "one hour" my ubuntu will automically log out I have already changed the setting and also change "timeout",but is not effective the following text is my log file ...
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How do I tell which image was used to boot a juju machine?

I have a couple of machines deployed in a vsphere cluster. How do I tell which images were used to start the instances and from where they were downloaded? I tried juju status and juju show-machine ...
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vmware tools and gcc installed, but gcc path "invalid." (Ubuntu 17.10)

I'm running Ubuntu 17.10 in a VM using vmware workstation, and trying to get the guest OS to see the shared directory. I have installed vmware tools using the VM menu. Afterwards, vmware-hgfsclient ...
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Unable to show my index.html on Ubuntu Server [on VMWare Fusion]

I have a Virtual Machine Running Ubuntu Server 16.04 (everything is updated). I share a "bridge connnection" with my computer internet. So, my ubuntu server is like another Machine in my Lan Network. ...
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