Questions tagged [vmware]
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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hcitool do not detect any device
I faced problem when try to run the hcitool dev command as it prompt no device. But when I run sudo systemctl status bluetooth.service, it shows that my bluetooth is active. Is there any way that can ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 on Virtual Machine becomes extremely laggy after being in use for a certain amount of time
I am running a virtual machine through Oracle VM VirtualBox. I have installed Ubuntu 22.04 with the ISO guest additions. Initially when booting the machine the first time it is working perfectly, ...
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Vmx file not opening
I have a vmx file on my Ubuntu machine and I need to configure it because Kali Linux is not allowing me to use my wireless adapter I found the vmx file the one I click on it it says there's no ...
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How to start Virtual box machines automatically when booting? Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Desktop
I wasted one day trying to follow any guides that I could find in order to make my Virtual Box machine start after system reboot.
Is there any updated in-depth guide that works with Virtual Box and ...
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install ubuntu packages without internet access (VMware ESXi) Ubuntu server 23.04 [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu Server 23.04 on my VMware EXSi, That VM has no Internet Access and I want to install packages how I can do that without the Internet?
Any help please?
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Install VMware tools
I have an ubuntu vm on VMware ESXi, When I try to install VMware tools it is grayed out, I make sure it is not installed.
Note: I install Ubuntu server 23.04 from USB stick.
Also there no internet ...
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copy files from windows 10 to ubuntu VMware ESXI
I create Ubuntu virtual machine on VMware ESXi and that machine haven't any connectivity to the network. I want to build a database server and an App server and to do that I have to install some ...
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Can't run VMWare Player due to Kernel headers
I'm on Kubuntu 22.04 with a kernel version of 5.19.0-32-generic (verified with the command uname -a)
I have downloaded VMWare Player 17.0.2 and installed it without problems but when I try to run it I ...
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Unable to use virtualized performance counters because of Module 'VPMC' power on failed
I need to use perf tool on 2 ubuntu-20.04 VMs vmware workstation. When I check the Virtualized cpu performance counters, I run into this error:
Virtualized performance counters require at least one ...
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ubuntu 23.04 (original) is not installed with vmware and virtualbox
good afternoon
I have a problem with both vmware and virtualbox, if I install an ubuntu flavor that is 23.04 in a vmware virtual machine, it lets it install until the end, however if it is ubuntu 23....
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Touchpad, Horizontal Scrolling, VMWare Guest
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS on 64-bit on VMWare Player (17.0.1 build-21139696).
My problem is horizontal scrolling in browser i.e. Chrome, Edge and Firefox and latest Opera.
My laptop has touchpad ...
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Memory comsumption of 22.04 is abnormally high and unstable
I've been using 22.04 LTS on a VMware virtual machine.
The host OS is macOS 10.15 Catalina and the hardware is iMac Late 2013 (21.5inch).
VMware Fusion is used for the supervisor.
4GB memory is ...
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Have concerns about upgrading 18.04.6 to 20.04 and effects on VMware
I am a Linux newbie (using 18.04 since 2019) and have installed VMware Player 15.5.7 with CRITICAL software (Windows 7) that I don't want to lose. In a few weeks 18.04 won't be supported. Hardware = ...
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Does VMware Workstation support guest OS access to built-in Bluetooth?
I have an Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop host OS on a laptop with built-in Bluetooth and I installed VMware 17. Inside the VMware I installed Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop.
I have a bluetooth headset and I want to ...
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Vmware asking for gcc 9.4.0 while i have 11.3.0
VMware requires GCC version 9.4.0 to be installed on the system, but the available GCC version on the Ubuntu 22.10 system is 11.3.0.
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Black screen after 'Try or install Ubuntu' in VMware Fusion 13 on Apple M1 Pro
I'm trying to install Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 in VMware Fusion 13 on an Apple M1 Pro chip, but it just shows a black screen after selecting 'Try or install Ubuntu'.
I'm downloading the ARM64 versions ...
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"virtual ethernet failed" for VMWare station 17.0.0 on Ubuntu 22.04
I installed VMWare Workstation pro 17.0.0 (build-20800274) on Ubuntu 22.04 (5.19.0-38-generic). However, I can't access the internet from the guest machine. I searched the internet and tried some ...
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How to enable copy paste between Mac M1 and Ubuntu server 22.0
I am using Vmware fusion 13 on Mac M1. Im trying to copy paste and have tried different solutions but all in vain. In isolation, copy paste is enabled. I have also reinstalled VM tools. But nothing ...
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Not able to connect to the internet
I'm not able to connect to the internet on my VirtualBox VM as a bridged adapter.
The following image shows where eth is not connected:
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Ubuntu 22.04 VM randomly started crashing after 15 minutes of use
Using VMWare 16 on a Windows 10 PC. Started last Friday, the Ubuntu 22.04 VM would start getting slower and slower, and will eventually freeze. Only solution is to force end task of VMWare 16 and ...
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I'm trying to install vmware player but it fails to compile vmmon and vmnet kernel modules
I just installed VMware Workstation Player 17.0 downloading from the website. I am using Kubuntu 22.10. When running the software, it says the following:
compiling ans installing following kernel ...
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Mounting share Problems Ubuntu running on Windows 10 in VMWare
I have an Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS running in VMWare Workstation 15 Pro on a Windows 10.
In that Ubuntu I have a Plex Server running.
I use vmhgfs-fuse in the fstab to mount the shared folders to certain ...
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How can I access the host OS when using Ubuntu 22.04 or 22.10 with VM Tools Installed?
When I install Ubuntu 22.04 or 22.10 on the Mac (using VM Fusion 13), it automatically installs open vm tools. That's fine, good there is no longer a separate Install VM Tools step.
However, no matter ...
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ubuntu 20.04 freeze when compiling kernel modules
I'm using ubuntu20.04 in VMware workstation. I allocate 8 cpu cores, 6G RAM, 4G swap and enough free disk space(at least 25G) to ubuntu20.04. But after running make modules -j4 for about 30 minutes ...
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Where is the sign file - VMware
I am trying to run VMware on my Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
I try running this:
~$ sudo /usr/src/linux-headers-5.15.0-58-generic/scripts/sign-file ./MOK.der $(modinfo -n vmmon)
But it throws this back:
Usage: ...
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Cannot boot ISO of Guest OS on VMWare 17 for Linux [Ubuntu 22.04]
I posted this on VMWare communities but I didn't get a reply.
I have an Asus PRIME Z690-P D4 (Intel 500 Chipset). This M/Board will not boot in UEFI with CSM when the onbboard video is used. This is ...
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How can I remove Virtualbox and VMware work station from linux?
I am user of Ubuntu 22.04 and have had Virtualbox and VMware work station on my system, but as a reason I want remove them. The point is that in my applications list both icons are there, but when I ...
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Disk usage monitor shows disk as almost full but graph doesn't
I do have a problem with my Ubuntu 22.04 instance running in a virtual machine (VMWare Workstation 17). The disk monitor shows up that my main drive is almost full. But when I click on that drive the ...
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How to connect 2 VMware instance running on same Linux host machine via emulated ethernet cable (accessible via mac address)?
I have a host machine running Linux (ubuntu-18.04). There I have 2 VMware instances configured and the network is configured via NAT. I can ping from VM1 to VM2 (and vice-versa) via their local IPs ...
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How to install kernel headers for custom kernel?
I am using Ubuntu 22.04. The default kernel is 5.15.0-56. However, because I have issue with my laptop keyboard (bug id #216158, I should patch the kernel.
There are steps how I patch the kernel.
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RTC set to something weird
Running 22.04.1, reinstalled tzdata (per Clock resets To UTC on Reboot) but still getting something really weird - I though the RTC was getting set to UTC, but it's almost the opposite, being 7 1/2 ...
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Ubuntu guest (running in VMware player) freezes on Windows Host
I am trying to run Osboxes Ubuntu 20.4 guest image on Windows 10 Home 22H2 (both 64 bit) host using VMware Workstation 17 Player. My host configuration is Core i7 1065G7, 16GB RAM and 1TB NVMe SSD.
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Wired settings icon gone
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04.1 on VMware Fusion, my host is macOS Ventura 13.
The wired connection icon is just not there. I tried almost everything I found online.
Changed Network adapter from Nat to ...
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Network Disabled on Ubuntu VMWare
I restarted my virtual machine and I found my Ubuntu's network disabled.
I used this command:
sudo lshw -C network
And the output is...
*-network DISABLED
description: Ethernet ...
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Increasing VMWare Hard Drive Space Server 22.04LTS?
o) I have created a 40GB virtual disk in VMWare Fusion Pro.
o) My partition /dev/sda3 is already 40GB according to gparted (see pic)
o) However, df -H still only shows 20GB
What do I need to do?
df ...
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Running X Server for a TeamCity build agent
I'm trying to configure a TeamCity build agent on Ubuntu 20.04 so that it can run automated GUI tests. Originally I was getting errors like:
Caused by: java.awt.HeadlessException:
No X11 DISPLAY ...
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VMware Grub prompt
Strange issue here... Running Ubuntu 22.04 server, and everything has been fine for the past year, but today when I rebooted I ended up with this:
I can't type anything, and I tried to recover a ...
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Trying to create and access network shared folders on a Ubuntu desktop in VMware from a Windows machine
Windows ScreenshotNew here and tried my best to search for this answer.Been a while since I worked with Linux shares
I am trying to create an Ubuntu desktop on a VMware (Win 19 Server host OS).
This ...
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Cryptsetup error due to wrong kernel
I have Ubuntu 20.04 and run it in VMWare ESXI. Partition was encrypted during Ubuntu installation by native mechanism.
After reboot, Ubuntu doesn't recognize 100% correct password to proceed to load. ...
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First boot VMware error, Ubuntu 22.10
When i first boot into VMware Player, I get this error: "Before you can run VMware, Several modules must be compiled and loaded:GCC."
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Do I have to install any snaps in a "server environment"?
I have installed VMware 16 Pro: (https://www.vmware.com/uk/products/workstation-pro/workstation-pro-evaluation.html) on a trial basis and with that I installed Ubuntu Server 22.04 from the official ...
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Ubuntu network interfaces file has only lo and not getting updated even after adding eth0.How to overcome this in VMware 16 pro?
Output of ifconfig -a
Contents of /etc/network/interfaces
I was trying to assign a static ip for my Virtual machine but couldn't succeed in pinging it from my windows machine. I also tried all the ...
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How do I connect a VMware ubuntu virtual machine to my Wi-Fi?
So, I'm trying to run ubuntu as a virtual machine on my windows laptop so I can run ROS. However, I can't install ROS and activate it in ubuntu without the internet. The device says it has a ...
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Screen resolution is always changed after switching CLI to GUI
I have set my screen resolution to 1920+1080.But every time after I switch CLI to GUI,my screen resolution changes into 800+600,which makes me have to reset it again and again.
Is it a bug?Could ...
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Which virtual machine is faster? VMware or Virtual box or? [closed]
My question is in subject line. which of the two is faster or is there a faster/better choice?
TIA
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Troubles with VMWare: VM not booting "Started Update UTMP about System Runlevel Changes."
I'm trying to open a virtual machine with vmware but I'm facing the following problem:
VM not starting
The VM does not start. The other virtual machines I have can be easily opened with vmware.
I don'...
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How to find out where VMware and its virtual machines are installed?
I have installed VMware and Virtual Windows 10 in Ubuntu 22.04.
I installed VMware by downloading the file from VMware download page and installing it.
I installed my Virtual Windows 10 by downloading ...
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ubuntu snap eclipse loses reference during runtime
I got some problems with eclipse running on a Ubuntu VMware. During runtime, while active in eclipse or even runnnig passive in te backround the internal snap reference seems to break somehow.
The ...
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VMWare Player not starting after 22.04 upgrade - How to fix
I have this issue.
Install VMWare Player on Ubuntu 22.04 (kernel 5.17)
And I followed the answer provided. On the last command:
sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
It fails with this:
[...
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How to setup convenient ssh to ubuntu 20.04 vm on vmware workstation 16
I setup ubuntu server 20.04 LTS as a VM on Vmware Workstation. I want to be able to ssh into it from my windows 11 host. Everything works, but the dynamic IP is annoying. When I changed it to a static ...
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