I am planning to move my vmWare's Virtual Machines from a Windows host to a Linux host (Ubuntu). It is possible to run vmWare Server in a Linux host that does not have the graphical environment (does not have X)?
I just wonder how the graphical setup of Windows/Linux guest work in this case.
Thanks in advance for your time.
Victor Marquez
Just install it on Ubuntu Server and install it via apt-get. Here's a good walkthrough
http://users.piuha.net/martti/comp/ubuntu/en/server.html
I did this on my development server and connect to it using the graphical client on my Windows machine. I have no gui installed.
the X libraries are required during the compilation and installation of VMware Server on Linux.
virtualbox has some command line tools that you can use and I don't believe it requires an x installation. You should compare the features and make sure that's what you want though.
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I'm having trouble installing NodeJs and NPM on Ubuntu Server 20.04 on a Virtual Machine. The "unpacking" process takes forever and I don't remember it taking a long time when installing it on my physical computer (running on Ubuntu Desktop 20.04). I want to know if it is possible or why is it taking too long? Are the system requirements for my vm a problem?
Thank you in advance
To answer this it would be good to have more details. Which package are you trying to install? What are the specs of your vm?
Also I think this should belong in the Linux & Unix Stackexchange.
I know GUI is for the weak but unfortunately strictly using the terminal isn't an option for me. I have an instance of the Amazon Linux AMI and I have it all set up but I can't find a guide on how to get a GUI on Amazon and how to remote desktop/ VNC into it. I have seen stuff on how to do this for the Ubuntu instance but that is different from Amazon Linux AMI and I don't want to mess up my system or something like that.
So if anyone could point me to where I can find how to do this or tell me how I'd appreciate it
No, you can't. Amazon Linux does not have a Repo for X-server packages. Also, It was meant to be used for Server side roles and hence all he X related stuff is not available.
Consider using Ubuntu OR RHEL ami where you can configure X environment manually by following this and this.
You can set up VNC server for your EC2 Linux boxes. There are tutorials for ubuntu (xrdp) and RHEL (VNC server) in the following websites.
http://devopscube.com/setup-gui-for-amazon-ec2-linux/
http://www.comtechies.com/2013/02/how-to-set-up-gui-on-amazon-ec2-ubuntu.html
Hope it helps!
You can install a GUI just using one command
sudo amazon-linux-extras install mate-desktop1.x
I'm using a Remmina VNC as a client on my Ubuntu.
If you need a Windows client - then you have a plenty of options - RealVNC, TightVNC, TigerVNC, UltraVNC
I currently use a Windows 7 Home Basic. I need to run a certain application, which is, as of now not supported, i.e. compatible with/by W7HB. I tried downloading Virtual PC with XP mode, which does not support W7HB. Hence, I have installed Fedora as a dual boot, as there exists a separate edition of the application for Linux. As I am new to Linux CLI, I would like to install a version of XP in Fedora, i.e. via Virtual XP, assuming it supports. However, I am not able to find any suitable article for the same. Any suggestions...???
The easiest way to do this is to use VirtualBox.
There are 2 options:
run W7HB as the 'host' and install VirtualBox.Then install a guest operating system such as Fedora or WXP inside virtualbox.
OR
run Fedora as the host and install VirtualBox. Then install a guest operating system such as W7HB or WXP.
Be warned that if you install Windows in any form in a virtual machine you will need a Windows installation key. This may require a phone call to Windows support.
There are other solutions - VMWare, KVM, ... but IMHO VirtualBox is the simplest
I'm using XAMPP for windows to build my website projects, but I need to create a website in a UNIX/LINUX based server, but since I'm using XAMPP it is a Windows based server.
Somebody knows how can I do that in a windows machine, without having to install Linux in my machine?
Thanks in advance!
Install VirtualBox and run a VM of your favorite linux distribution. My suggestion would be Debian or Ubuntu.
I received a src archive from a friend who develops Qt apps on Linux on Kdevelop IDE. Is it possible to load the Kdevelop project in Windows in some IDE ? Is there a Kdevelop port on Windows without Cygwin/Msys etc ? Are there any workarounds or I should I have to install Linux and take charge?
Update : I visited the page as mentioned in the below answer, but there's no Kdevelop package in the KdeWin installer . See here
KDevelop 4 will also be available on Windows (together with a lot of other KDE4 software). It is currently in beta, but you can download a Windows installer. The installer also lets you install other KDE4 software and should come with the QT development files you will need to develop QT applications.
AFAICT, there is no port to Windows of Kdevelop4 and Kdevelop3 was run with cygwin - which, IMHO, is not really a robust solution.
It would probably be easier, and better, to install a Linux distro in a virtual machine and go at it from there. If you don't need access to Windows, you could just install a Linux on a separate hardrive and/or partition.
Install linux on virtual machine such as vmware or virtual box.