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To Install Any Guest Operating System Like Linux Using Vmware

This document provides steps to install a guest operating system like Linux using VMware. It outlines downloading and installing VMware Workstation, creating a new virtual machine, specifying the operating system file location, allocating disk space and hardware resources, and finishing the virtual machine creation process. Once complete, the guest OS setup will install and the virtual machine will be ready for use. The overall aim is to demonstrate how to successfully install any guest OS on VMware.

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To Install Any Guest Operating System Like Linux Using Vmware

This document provides steps to install a guest operating system like Linux using VMware. It outlines downloading and installing VMware Workstation, creating a new virtual machine, specifying the operating system file location, allocating disk space and hardware resources, and finishing the virtual machine creation process. Once complete, the guest OS setup will install and the virtual machine will be ready for use. The overall aim is to demonstrate how to successfully install any guest OS on VMware.

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No:16 INSTALL ANY GUEST OPERATING SYSTEM LIKE LINUX USING VMWARE

AIM:
To install any guest operating system like linux using vmware.
Install any Guest Operating System like Linux using VM ware
Steps to install and configure VMWare:
Step 1: Download and VMWare workstation. Set up is around 307MB. Currently, version 12
is available. Please note we have set up screens on version 11.
Step 2: Install VMWare on your machine. Setup is simple and requires clicking Next button a
couple of times.
Step 3: After installation open the VMWare workstation by using either the start menu or
shortcut created on the desktop.
Step 4: Click on “Create a New Virtual Machine”.

Step 5: With default “Typical” selected click on the Next button.

Step 6: Specify the path of the operating system setup file.


Step 7: In the Next step you need to specify a key or a serial number of the operating
system. If you are using the trial version then that part can be skipped.
Step 8: Enter the name for the virtual machine and specify a path to the directory where
you want to create your virtual machine. It is recommended that the drive you're selecting
to install a virtual machine should have sufficient space.

Step 9: Specify the amount of disk space you want to allocate for a virtual machine. Allocate
disk space according to the size of the software you are going to install on the virtual
machine.
Step 10: On the next screen it will show the configuration your selected for a virtual
machine.

Step 11: It will allocate Hardware according to the default settings but you can change it by
using Customize Hardware button in the above screen.
You can specify what amount of RAM, a processor has to be allocated for a virtual Also, do
not allocate very little RAM or processor. Leave default settings or allocate in machine. Do
not allocate complete RAM or a complete Processor for a virtual machine, such a way that
your application should be able to run on the virtual machine. Else it will result in a slow
virtual machine.
Step 12: Click on the Finish button to create the virtual machine at the specified location
and with specified resources.
If you have specified a valid file (.iso, .rar., nrg) for the operating system it will take standard
time to complete the operating system setup on the virtual machine, and then it will be
ready to use your regular OS.

RESULT :
Thus,to install any guest operating system like linux using vmware has been done
successfully.

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