Tag: VMWare

Install VMWare Horizon View Client on Fedora 21 64bit

This article shows how to get VMWare VDI / Horizon View client working on the latest Fedora 21 64bit   UPDATE: just download the bundleVMware-Horizon-Client-3.5.0-2999900.x64.bundle  and install yum install libpng12-devel.x86_64 yum install libXScrnSaver.x86_64 for CENTOS7 yum install libgudev1     OBSOLETE https://download3.vmware.com/software/view/viewclients/CART14Q4/VMware-Horizon-Client-3.2.0-2331566.x86.bundle Install the dependencies yum  install glibc.i686 yum install libgcc.i686 yum install gtk2-engines.i686 yum …

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Wave of the Future – Windows for Workgroups 3.11

Just because I was feeling nostalgic, I installed MS-DOS 6.22 with Windows for Workgroups 3.11 as a bonus! It really is amazing the amount of steps that used to be required to get a PC running and useful. Had to install CDROM drivers, Memory Management Software, TCPIP Stack, Network Drivers, and Display drivers. Linux and …

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How to migrate VMWare Appliance to OVS 2.2

This explains how to migrate / convert a standard VMWare Appliance into a Oracle Virtual Server 2.2 environment. Create a directory on the OVS 2.2 server under /OVS/running_pool/NewVmName Unzip appliance if needed and put in the /OVS/running_pool/NewVmName You should have combination of file extensions like .vmdk .vmsd .vmx .vmxf Login to your OVS Manager. Goto …

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