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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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Opening firefox as root

I cannot use firefox & to open Firefox, since you are not supposed to run it in root. This is for a class I am taking on vulnerabilites, which is why I am even attempting this. I resorted to the ...
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How to make sure that installing Ubuntu on VMWare wont cause any losing data

I want to run Ubuntu on VMWare so I have followed every steps properly but I have reached this step which makes me nervous about losing my own Windows 10 data: capture And as this tutorial says, Erase ...
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How do I reset network and internet connectivity on Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS in VMware?

I have this KDE Plasma UI, and that's how I can still interact with the OS, but it has lost all connectivity; the browser can't connect, I can't ping, and SSH won't connect to its fixed IP from ...
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Qt creator text editor malfunction under Ubuntu 22.04

I've upgraded my Ubuntu from 20.04 to 22.04 today (clean install) and went through the motions of setting up my development environment. (apt install build-essential libxcb-xinerama0, setting up for ...
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Kubuntu 22.04 Slow StartUp

My laptop has been starting up slowly lately. I checked stacer App but couldnt find anything: Then, I ran systemd-analyze critical-chain command and this is the output: krillavilla on  master [?] 👉...
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Why is it taking forever for Ubuntu to log in?

I just installed Ubuntu in my VMware and I discovered that it is very slow. It didn't even restart after I completed the installation and removed the .iso file, I had to manually shut it down and turn ...
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installing invidia gpu driver on ubuntu 18.04 lts

We have a Ubuntu 18.04 LTS VM on ESXI and there has been an NVIDIA Tesla M10-8q GPU assigned to it no, we can not install the drivers and we tested lots of solutions if there is a way to do it we will ...
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Ubuntu server 22.04 VM Openvpn connection issues

I'm currently working on a homelab project and built a home server using VMWare ESXI 7. On this Hypervisor i run two ubuntu 22.04 server images, one for file sharing and one to serve as a vpn server. ...
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Characters missing when using VNC with 22.04

I am remoting into a desktop with screen sharing and TightVNC. Recently I added a VM of 22.04 to VMWare Workstation, when I type in it characters often are missed, meaning I have to type most ...
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Ubuntu + Vmware

I already asked this question on vmware forums but no proper answer. I have Ubuntu Server 20.04 on my Dedicated Server (hosting company). Server specs: --> Intel Xeon E5-1650V3: 6 Cores, 12 ...
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Virtual machine (running on Ubuntu Server 20.04) disk space rezise

I want to know if I create a VM from my VMWare vSphere with 500GB disk space. Then I install Ubuntu Server 20.04 on it. In future, will it impact or cause my Ubuntu fail to boot if I reduce the disk ...
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Kernel Panic on Ubuntu 20-04.01

I need to get to some files on this VM running Ubuntu 20.04.01. I dont mind having to make a new VM but the files are the culmination of months of work and I would like to be able to get them back by ...
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Color glitches in Chrome on Ubuntu 22.04

I recently installed Ubuntu 22.04 using VMware Workstation 16. Then I installed Google Chrome and noticed color glitches: a random blob of color appears and blocks me from viewing the webpage. Here is ...
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VMware Workstation 16.2.3 build-19376536 on Ubuntu 22.04

Ive tried multiple fixes to get this to work. Its driving me mad. At first VM ware wouldn't even load up. I had an issue with vmnet and Vmmon. I reinstalled the correct version because of a kernel ...
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Cloned Ubuntu VMs in vSphere get same IP, despite resetting /etc/machine && /var/lib/dbus/machine-id

vSphere 7.0 + Ubuntu 18 / 20 (tried both) I am trying the steps from this blog post: https://blah.cloud/kubernetes/creating-an-ubuntu-18-04-lts-cloud-image-for-cloning-on-vmware/ I also tried this ...
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3D acceleration is not enabled on Ubuntu 22.04 inside VMware 16

Host: Windows 10 + VMware 16 Guest: Ubuntu 22.04 Problem: VMware 3D acceleration is not enabled Does anyone hit the same problem? How can I enable 3D acceleration on Ubuntu 22.04 inside VMware 16? ...
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vmlinux not available in Ubuntu 22.04

When attempting to install vmware modules on Ubuntu 22.04, it appears that vmlinux is not available. The short output of the sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all ... Skipping BTF generation ...
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After Upgrading Ubuntu to latest version, display is corrupted in many applications

Recently I upgraded the Ubuntu to latest version here is the detail: But after upgrading to this version, Chrome and some other apps are behaving strangely. for instance look at the various ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 - "Connection Failed: Activation of Network Failed" - VMware

I recently installed an Ubuntu 22.04 distribution on my Virtual Machine (VMware Workstation 16 Player) in order to run Docker. In order to connect the VM to the internet, I'm using an USB WiFi Adapter ...
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The shared folders not shown in Ubuntu 22.04

I am using Ubuntu 22.04 and successfully shared folders in VMware. However, I find my mnt folder is empty. So, I use sudo mkdir /mnt/hgfs codes to make mnt have a folder named hgfs. However, the ghfs ...
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Barrier does not work for Linux to WIndows connection

Hello I have been trying for a while to connect my mouse and keyboard using barrier between Ubuntu and Windows. I tried different way to connect. for example changing port, disable enable SSL, ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 OVA Cloud Image does not get a DHCP IPv4 address in vSphere

I imported both Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 OVA into vSphere like this: govc import.ova -name ubuntu-20.04-server-cloudimg-amd64-md -folder vm/DIA_RnD/RMD/buildenvironment/templates https://cloud-images....
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Shared folder with VMware and Ubuntu 22.04

I am using Ubuntu 22.04 as a Virtual machine using VMWare Workstation 16 Pro hosted on a Windows 10 Pro computer. There is an issue with having shared folder between the virtual machine and the host. ...
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After I have set up a Ubuntu Virtual Machine using VMware, how do I increase the alloted desk size partition?

After I have set up a Ubuntu Virtual Machine using VMware, how do I increase the alloted desk size partition? I have everything on a 2TB external drive. So I am not going to run out of space. But ...
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Install VMWare Player on Ubuntu 22.04 (kernel 5.17)

I'm running Ubuntu (Mate) 22.04 with a kernel upgraded to 5.17.4 (I have very new hardware). After downloading and running the .bundle-file from VM-Ware, the vmmon and vmnet modules failed to install. ...
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VMPlayer 16 stopped launching on Ubuntu 20.04

I have been using VMplayer for years but it now does not launch. APT is fully up-to-date with Ubuntu 20.04. And I've uninstalled VMplayer and reinstalled the last version (VMplayer 16.2.3) When I ...
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Why does "sudo apt update" cause a series of 403 connection errors?

Why does sudo apt update cause a series of 403 connection errors? I have a Ubuntu 22.04 virtual machine using VMware on a Windows 10 Enterprise computer. Part of setting things up requires I run the ...
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kcore file on /proc/ 128tb

my vm with windows with shared folders and my ubuntu showing the file on KDE Dolphin /proc/kcore - 128TB a link to the file ok, i creating a project in a Windows VM, the Linux+Windows, copying my host ...
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How do I grant lfs full access to all directories when setting up Linux From Scratch with Ubuntu 22.04?

I am following Linux From Scratch (LFS) on Ubuntu 22.04. And at one point it says: Grant lfs full access to all directories under $LFS by making lfs the directory owner: chown -v lfs $LFS/{usr{,/*},...
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Disabling Caps Lock doesn't work: still results in 0x2 state (running in VMware)

I am running an Ubuntu 21.10 guest in VMware, with a Windows 11 host. I would like to disable all Caps Lock functionality, and use the key as Meta_R. I've tried disabling it with xmodmap -e "...
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Add unallocated space to sda1 in Ubuntu VM VMware

I expanded maximum disk size to 100gb in VMware and now I'm trying to add the 50gb of unallocated memory to sda1 using gparted. But I cannot do that: Attempt to resize sda1 In all tutorials I followed ...
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VMware GNU C Compiler

I have Ubuntu 20.04. I am trying to open the VMware Player and it shows me this error: I have tried: sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-generic What should I do?
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Ubuntu 20.04 on vm crashes on log-in screen

My Ubuntu had internet access problems. I tried rebooting, and for some reason it didn't reboot properly. After reading some data from some post online on how to fix booting problem I decided to use ...
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Stuck on terminal instead of GUI in Ubuntu 20.04.4 , on Virtual Machine VMWARE

I've had a big problem and can't resolve it even with Google's help.. I'm stuck on the terminal / shell from Ubuntu; which is on VMWARE Workstation on Windows 10. I would like to get the GUI / ...
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Rescue option issue on ubuntu 20.4

I am trying to migrate my ubuntu server for my client. I already import the disks but not being able to boot ubuntu to rescue mode. Please find attached screenshot when typing (esc) or any other ...
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Every week i need to reinstall Nvidia and VMware drivers when secure boot is on?

I use Secure Boot, and every 1-2 Week, when i boot the computer the Nvidia drivers are not loaded and the VMware says that it needs to install some modules and afterwards gives an error about loading ...
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Unable to convert VMware Ubuntu WSL1 to WSL2 because "virtualization is not enabled in BIOS"

I am in a VMware Virtual Desktop and I am trying to convert Ubuntu to WSL2 using wsl --set-version ubuntu 2 but I am getting an error: Please enable the Virtual Machine Platform Windows feature and ...
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Ubuntu Desktop versions other than Jammy that run on VMware Fusion Tech Preview on Apple Silicon?

I'm having a hard time finding any version of Ubuntu Desktop aarch64 other than Jammy daily builds that run on the VMware Fusion Tech Preview for Apple Silicon. The Jammy builds work with a few issues....
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Problems with a TP-Link adapter

I got a TP-Link UE300 V.3 adapter for my Ubuntu 20.04, kernel version 5.13.0-35-generic and it doesn't work. I got "wired connected" and have 100MB/s. I tried sudo dhclient -r and sudo ...
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Nvidia-smi no devices were found in VMWare Ubuntu 20.04.03 and RTX3060

I tried to install CUDA 11.6 on my Ubuntu 20.04.03 which is running on VMWare esxi based on the tutorial here : https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-installation-guide-linux/index.html#ubuntu-...
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Trying to update kernel to 5.14+ on 20.04 for arm64

I'm not an everyday linux user but I'm not a novice either. I need ubuntu for a software project and it's easiest for me to use a traditional virtual machine (although I'm considering multipass). I'm ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 virtual machine is not switching to GUI mode

I'm using ubuntu 20.04 on Vmware virtual machine and it was working fine. By mistake, I have executed the below command. sudo apt purge python3.8 After that, I observed weird behavior on Virtual ...
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VMware Workstation 16 pro Menu Tab Size Change!

I installed VMware Workstation 16 Pro on my laptop running Ubuntu 21.10 with gnome 40.4. Everything was working fine until yesterday when I updated the software and VMware Workstation showed a bug on ...
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cat command not found even tough package is installed

I've been running Ubuntu 20.04.3 in a VM for a few weeks without any major problems but when i tried to use cat today it only said: Command 'cat' not found, but can be installed with: sudo apt ...
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VMware - more disk space

I want to expand my disk size, so I did it in the settings of my virtual machine, and not it says 30GB, but when I power on Ubuntu and check in Disks, it still says 20GB, and the 10GB isn't working. ...
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Network is unreachable (HTTPS works fine, HTTP does't work)

I have a home network behind a microtik router (The most simple configuration). The computer connected to the router works stably and everything is OK. WSL with Ubuntu can't knock anywhere on http, ...
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Unable to Ping Guest Ubuntu by Hostname

A peculiar problem (per se). I am using VMWare Player on a Windows 10 Host. I installed a guest Ubuntu with the default NAT as network configuration. I set its hostname as timeline I am unable to ping ...
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uninstall vmware deleted lib files by mistake?

I wanted to uninstall the VMware horizon client I couldn't do it so I opened /lib directory from the terminal and deleted 1-2 directories related to VMware this is from where I deleted/lib now neither ...
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How do I reveal hidden/obscured text in VMware Horizon Client (Linux)?

Description When I open certain menus in VMware Horizon (Linux), the text is hidden. It seems to me as if the text is falling into the white background due to my system using the Breeze Dark theme ...
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How to adjust fractional scaling in Settings/Displays in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS using keyboard shortcut or command line?

I am using 125% fractional scaling in Settings/Displays in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. It works great! However, VMware player 16.2.1 (with enabling 'Accelerate 3D graphics') Windows 10 client can't display full ...
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