VMware Workstation for Linux 7.0 Build 203739 Fileforum Pick

4.2 out of 5 stars 4.2 (50 votes)

(October 26, 2009)

Linux / Commercial Demo / 25,143 downloads

VMware Workstation features the ability to run multiple operating systems on the same PC without the need to partition the hard drive, or rebooting. Users can isolate and protect each operating environment, and the applications and data that are running in it. It allows users to interoperate among each of these operating systems, including full networking, device and file sharing, and cut-and-paste capabilities, and undo changes made in a given session. It allows operators to encapsulate and manipulate each operating environment, and have the ability to roll back and restart an application, or move an environment among differently configured machines.

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  1. 5 out of 5 stars
    sparskter

    Reviewing 7.0 Build 203739 (Oct 28, 2009)

    The best one period.
    I bought a license myself yesterday;

    I am using linux as host and winxp as guest
    1- VMWare supports IMGBURN inside guest winxp;
    2- VMWare supports AcTiveSync (I own a HTC win mobile );
    3- VMWare best feature at all: SNAPHOTS. You can take any snapshot and travel between them in any order you like.

    VMWare is an effort of thousands people (engineers)
    EXCELLENT work!

    OBS: NOW YOU HAVE TO BUY ONLY ONE LICENSE! THAT IS IT: YOU BUY A LICENSE FOR VMWARE WORKSTATION AND USE IT EITHER AS WINDOWS OR LINUX HOST.

  2. 3 out of 5 stars
    democlees

    Reviewing 6.5 Build 91182 Beta (May 16, 2008)

    I tried vm ware a week ago, it doesnt support 64 bit OS yet it just will in t future and has t buttons for it now, i loaded a few debian xp and ubunto OS on it with no trouble, they are still a bit slow but will give you a peek at a diffrent OS it connected to t net with no problems at all but t slowness took all t fun out off it, it was like being on a comodore 64 again

  3. 5 out of 5 stars
    amar_kamedia

    Reviewing 6.5 Build 84113 Beta (Apr 5, 2008)

    this is very useful for network administrator and client server

  4. 5 out of 5 stars
    [deXter]

    Reviewing 5.5.3 Build 34685 (Nov 18, 2006)

    Surprising that no one has reviewed VMware 5 yet.

    Aside from the established fact that VMware is the market leader in virtualization, v5.5 brings with it more new technologies such as:

    - Enhanced snapshot management
    - Better USB and other hardware support
    - Memory page trimming can be disabled to improve performance
    - Experimental support for Direct3D
    - Support for 64-bit guest operating systems and various 64 bit hardware
    - 2-way Virtual SMP
    - Ability to open and convert Microsoft virtual machines or Symantec LiveState Recovery images

    One of the exciting aspects of VMware 5.x is the concept of "Appliances". A virtual appliance is a pre-built, pre-configured and ready-to-run software application packaged with the operating system inside a virtual machine. There are plenty appliances available to download, and you don't even need to be a VMware subscriber, one can use the free VMware player to "play" an appliance. This concept has only caught on recently with Microsoft releasing their equivalent with Virtual Hard Disk (VHD).

    And with multi-core systems becoming more commonplace, the need arises for software that can better utilize the cores. With VMware's VSMP, you'll never complain about under-utilization of resources.

  5. 5 out of 5 stars
    trappist

    Reviewing 4.0 Beta Build 4183 (Mar 2, 2003)

    All you guys with the gcc issues: I had the same kind of problems until I realized I was building the vmware modules with a different version of gcc than was used to build my kernel. I've successfully compiled the modules with 2.96, 3.02, 3.1, and 3.2. As for the sblive issue, it works just fine on my audigy, which is the same chipset as the sblive.

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