Should Linux Even Aim for 'Prime Time'? | Linux Today

Should Linux Even Aim for ‘Prime Time’?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 22, 2007

“Fusion runs Ubuntu in a virtual machine, so it’s not quite as
clean as installing the free operating system on a physical
computer. Part of the process involves loading VMware Tools, a set
of drivers that makes things work a little smoother. In Windows,
this process is automatic — an installer drops VMware Tools into
place, you reboot the virtual machine, and you’re done. It also
works that way in some versions of Linux.

“But not in Ubuntu. Despite the fact that this is a very popular
Linux distribution, the Tools installer won’t run…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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