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26Oct 2015 by SysAdminsHowto No Comments

How to Install Kubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) in VMware Workstation Step-by-Step Tutorial

Kubuntu

This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to install Kubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) in VMware Workstation but you can also use VMware Player which is free. This tutorial also helps if you install Kubuntu 15.10 on physical hardware. If you are new to Kubuntu or you want to explore its new features, It is very safe to install Kubuntu 15.10 as a virtual machine inside VMware Workstation. Installing Kubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf as a VM is very similar to installing on physical hardware. VMware workstation and VMware Player are virtualization softwares at the desktop level. They allow to run multiple virtual machines on a physical machine. You can visit VMware product page for more information about the latest release for VMware Workstation and VMware Player. What is Kubuntu Linux? Kubuntu is a free, user-friendly Linux…

23Oct 2015 by SysAdminsHowto No Comments

How to Install Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) in VMware Workstation Step-by-Step Tutorial

Ubuntu

This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to install Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) in VMware Workstation with Easy Install feature but you can also use VMware Player which is free. This tutorial also helps if you install Ubuntu 15.10 on physical hardware. If you are new to Ubuntu or you want to explore new features, It is very safe to install Ubuntu 15.10 as a virtual machine inside VMware Workstation. VMware workstation and VMware Player are virtualization softwares at the desktop level. They allows to run multiple virtual machines on a physical machine. With Easy Install feature, Installing Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf as a VM (Virtual Machine) is very easy and straight forward. You can visit VMware product page for more information about the latest release for VMware Workstation and VMware Player. What is Ubuntu…

09Oct 2015 by SysAdminsHowto No Comments

How to Install Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) in VMware Workstation 12 with Easy Install

Ubuntu

In this step-by-step article, I will explain how to install Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) in VMware Workstation 12 Pro with Easy Install feature but you can also use VMware Player which is free. This tutorial also helps if you install Ubuntu 15.04 on physical hardware. If you are new to Ubuntu or you want to explore new features, It is very safe to install Ubuntu 15.04 as a virtual machine inside VMware Workstation. VMware workstation and VMware Player are virtualization software at the desktop level. They allows to run multiple virtual machines on a physical machine. With Easy Install feature, Installing Ubuntu 15.04 as a VM (Virtual Machine) is very easy and straight forward. You can visit VMware product page for more information about the latest release for VMware Workstation and VMware Player. What is…

02Sep 2015 by SysAdminsHowto No Comments

VMware Workstation 12 Pro New Features

Workstation

VMware announced the latest version of its desktop hypervisor product VMware Workstation Pro 12. VMware is also rebranding its VMware Workstation lineup and changing the VMware Workstation name to VMware Workstation 12 Pro. About VMware Workstation Pro 12 Originally released in 1999, VMware Workstation is a Type 2 hypervisor that runs on a hosting operating system. It runs on top of either Windows or Linux. Workstation 12 Pro still supports up to 16 virtual CPUs, 8 TB disk files, 64 GB of RAM and 2 GB of graphics memory. VMware Workstation Pro enables technical professionals to develop, test, demonstrate, and deploy software by running multiple x86-based Windows, Linux, and other operating systems simultaneously on the same PC. VMware Workstation 12 Pro takes virtualization to the next level with the broadest…

19Aug 2015 by SysAdminsHowto No Comments

Top 2 New Features in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3

Windows Server 2016

Recently, Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3. There are number of improvements and new features in Windows Server 2016 but it comes with top 2 new features. These are Windows Server Containers and Nano Server. A highlighted new feature for this release is the Windows Server Containers. This is the first step in bringing containers to the Windows Server. Containers provide users with a way to run applications isolated from the rest of the operating environment. Windows Server Containers are part of the Docker open source project based on Linux technology. Docker and Microsoft are partnering to bring both Windows Server and Docker containers to Windows, and allowing developers to manage them with the standard Docker tools. These containers can be deployed and managed either using…

19Aug 2015 by SysAdminsHowto 1 Comment

How to Install Official VMware Tools in Kali Linux 2 Sana

Kali Linux

In this tutorial, I will show you how to install official VMware Tools in Kali Linux 2 Sana. Many articles say they show how to install VMware Tools but they show how to install Open-VM-Tools, instead of official VMware Tools. I assume you already installed Kali Linux 2 in VMware Workstation. If not, you can install Kali Linux 2 inside VMware Workstation by following the steps in How to Install Kali Linux 2 Sana in VMware Workstation 11 Step-by-Step Guide What is VMware Tools? VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance of the virtual machine’s guest operating system and improves management of the virtual machine. Installing VMware Tools in the guest operating system is vital. Although the guest operating system can run without VMware Tools, you lose important…

18Aug 2015 by SysAdminsHowto 50 Comments

How to Install Kali Linux 2.0 Sana in VMware Workstation Step-by-Step Guide

Kali Linux

This step-by-step article shows you how to install Kali Linux 2.0 in VMware Workstation step-by-step but you can also use VMware Player which is free. This tutorial also helps if you install Kali Linux 2.0 on physical hardware. In fact, Kali Linux 2.0 installation is not very hard. First of all, why Kali as a virtual machine? Because, if you are new on Kali, it is very safe to use it as virtual machine. You can easily explore Kali Linux 2.0 new features without damaging any live data on your computer. VMware workstation and VMware Player are virtualization software at the desktop level. They allow to run multiple virtual machines on a physical machine. You can visit VMware product page for more information about the latest release for VMware Workstation and VMware Player. Update: You can also watch Install Kali Linux 2…

16Aug 2015 by SysAdminsHowto 25 Comments

How to Configure Wake-on-LAN in Windows 10 and Windows 8.1

Windows

Wake-on-LAN (WOL): It is a feature for remotely waking up computers. Wake-on-LAN enabled computer listens for a magic packet containing its MAC address so that you can send magic packets that will wake up computer over the LAN or Internet. In this article I will cover whole steps to configure Wake-on-LAN (WOL) in Windows 10 or Windows 8.1. Steps to Configure Wake-on-LAN on Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 1. First, you must enable Wake-on-LAN feature in the BIOS if you have integrated Ethernet network adapter. For Asus mainboards, it is located at Advanced --> APM--> Power On By PCI-E/PCI. If you do not see this option in your BIOS, check motherboard vendor manual to see if it supports Wake-on-LAN feature. 2. Login to your windows 10 or windows 8.1 computer and open Device Manager by pressing Win…

14Aug 2015 by SysAdminsHowto 16 Comments

How to Install VMware Workstation on Kali Linux 2.0 Sana

Kali Linux

This step by step tutorial shows you how to install VMware Workstation on Kali Linux 2.0 Sana. Although this is a simple task, I faced an issue with the kernel headers when launching VMware Workstation 11. So, I decided to write this tutorial. In this article, I used VMware Workstation 11 but installation steps are the same for VMware Workstation 12 Pro, VMware Player 11 and VMware Player 12. VMware Workstation is a popular software which allows you to run multiple different virtual machines on physical hosts using the concept of Type II of hypervisors. It supports for the latest version of Windows and Linux, the latest processors and hardware. You can now create a virtual machine which supports up to 16 vCPU, 8 TB virtual disk and 64 GB memory to run the…

14Aug 2015 by SysAdminsHowto No Comments

SSTP Windows VPN Client Error: The revocation function was unable to check revocation

Windows

You followed all steps from a Deploying SSTP Remote Access Step by Step Guide. However, when windows 8.1 or windows 7 client tries to connect VPN server you get this error: " Error 0x80092013: The revocation function was unable to check revocation because the revocation server was offline. " The SSL VPN client needs to be able to download the CRL to confirm that the server certificate on the VPN server has not been revoked. You must either publish the CRL on a server that is accessible on the Internet or configure the client to not require CRL checking.. Because it exposes a private server name to the Internet, you can do the following as an alternative solution. Disable CRL Checking on VPN Client Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Locate and…