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Question

Mandriva on VMware

Jun 21, 2011 8:00AM PDT

I would like someone that currently uses Mandriva to explain to me how can you put Mandriva on VMware Workstation step by step. Although I have not had any issues with Ubuntu on VMWare it seems that Mandriva doesn't do to well on 64 bit OS or for that matter most of the Linux Distros. If someone can list the best Linux Distros that support 64 bit OS. I was told that Distrowatch is not a good source to determine which is the best issue. However I still haven't seen a Linux website as of yet that official rates the distro's. If someone could create a website for Linux like how CNET's website is structured then this would be helpful for new and advanced Linux users. Maybe CNET can provide an editor that will official rate the most common Linux distros. I know that Mandriva wont be the first to be discussed, the rating for Mandrivia will match the logo which is to me based on my experience one star. Now in addition please list the proper file name for the complete iso or link to the iso for Mandriva so that I can verify that I am using the right one.

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Will a guide do?
Jun 21, 2011 8:03AM PDT
http://asunix.tufts.edu/howto/vmware/man2009virt is pretty close to what you may see today.

"Step by step" may not be possible given variations in versions of the host OS, VMWare and what country and ISP you use but maybe a guide will do.
Bob
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Did you set the repos?
Jun 29, 2011 11:58AM PDT

Lets do that 1st.

Go to the icon with the Blue Monitor with the Red Wrench and give roots password.
Go to Software Manager>Configure Media.
Highlight them all and remove them.
Click Apply and close the MCC

Open the Command Line.

Type su hit enter and give root's password.

Copy (all) and Paste (all) on the console the Commands in Bold Letters.

I like to use it this way since I pick the repos that I want. The one in France have been great. No need to do it but is the only time that I use the Command Console.

For 64 Bits Processors.

urpmi.addmedia 'Main' 'ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/linux/distributions/Mandrakelinux/official/2010.2/x86_64/media/main/release'
urpmi.addmedia 'Contrib' 'ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/linux/distributions/Mandrakelinux/official/2010.2/x86_64/media/contrib/release'
urpmi.addmedia 'Non-free'
'ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/linux/distributions/Mandrakelinux/official/2010.2/x86_64/media/non-free/release'
urpmi.addmedia 'Main32' 'ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/linux/distributions/Mandrakelinux/official/2010.2/i586/media/main/release'
urpmi.addmedia --update 'Main Updates'
'ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/linux/distributions/Mandrakelinux/official/2010.2/x86_64/media/main/updates'
urpmi.addmedia --update 'Contrib Updates'
'ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/linux/distributions/Mandrakelinux/official/2010.2/x86_64/media/contrib/updates'
urpmi.addmedia --update 'Non-free Updates'
'ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/linux/distributions/Mandrakelinux/official/2010.2/x86_64/media/non-free/updates'
urpmi.addmedia --update 'Main32 Updates'
'ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/linux/distributions/Mandrakelinux/official/2010.2/i586/media/main/updates'
urpmi.addmedia 'Main Backports'
'ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/linux/distributions/Mandrakelinux/official/2010.2/x86_64/media/main/backports'
urpmi.addmedia 'Contrib Backports'
'ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/linux/distributions/Mandrakelinux/official/2010.2/x86_64/media/contrib/backports'
urpmi.addmedia 'Non-free Backports'
'ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/linux/distributions/Mandrakelinux/official/2010.2/x86_64/media/non-free/backports'
urpmi.addmedia --update 'PLF Free' 'ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandriva/2010.2/free/release/binary/x86_64/'
urpmi.addmedia --update 'PLF Non-free'
'ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandriva/2010.2/non-free/release/binary/x86_64'
urpmi.addmedia 'PLF Free Backports' 'ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandriva/2010.2/free/backports/binary/x86_64'
urpmi.addmedia 'PLF Non-free Backports'
'ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandriva/2010.2/non-free/backports/binary/x86_64'

For 32 Bits

urpmi.addmedia 'Main' 'http://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.mandriva.com/MandrivaLinux/official/2010.2/i586/media/main/release'
urpmi.addmedia 'Contrib' 'http://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.mandriva.com/MandrivaLinux/official/2010.2/i586/media/contrib/release'
urpmi.addmedia 'Non-free'
'http://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.mandriva.com/MandrivaLinux/official/2010.2/i586/media/non-free/release'
urpmi.addmedia --update 'Main Updates'
'http://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.mandriva.com/MandrivaLinux/official/2010.2/i586/media/main/updates'
urpmi.addmedia --update 'Contrib Updates'
'http://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.mandriva.com/MandrivaLinux/official/2010.2/i586/media/contrib/updates'
urpmi.addmedia --update 'Non-free Updates'
'http://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.mandriva.com/MandrivaLinux/official/2010.2/i586/media/non-free/updates'
urpmi.addmedia 'Main Backports'
'http://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.mandriva.com/MandrivaLinux/official/2010.2/i586/media/main/backports'
urpmi.addmedia 'Contrib Backports'
'http://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.mandriva.com/MandrivaLinux/official/2010.2/i586/media/contrib/backports'
urpmi.addmedia 'Non-free Backports'
'http://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.mandriva.com/MandrivaLinux/official/2010.2/i586/media/non-free/backports'
urpmi.addmedia --update 'PLF Free' 'ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandriva/2010.2/free/release/binary/i586/'
urpmi.addmedia --update 'PLF Non-free'
'ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandriva/2010.2/non-free/release/binary/i586'
urpmi.addmedia 'PLF Free Backports' 'ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandriva/2010.2/free/backports/binary/i586'
urpmi.addmedia 'PLF Non-free Backports'
'ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandriva/2010.2/non-free/backports/binary/i586'

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Try the Mandriva Website
Jun 29, 2011 12:05PM PDT
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Are you using 64 Bits?
Jun 29, 2011 12:07PM PDT

Have you let it update all the packets. The version 2011 is coming out shortly and 2010.2 has quiet a bit of updates.

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Now thta I am reading more carefuly....
Jun 30, 2011 5:35AM PDT

Sorry, came back from a long vacation to Disney World Grin


Are you trying to run Mandriva on VMWare to test it?

At least tell us what are your intentions of running Mandriva with VMWare.

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Testing Mandrivia on VMware
Jul 18, 2011 4:45AM PDT

I am testing Mandrivia on VMware to simply test the distro out, if its easy to use on VMware then I know it would be great for me to use on a desktop computer. I will have to check it out the tutorials above regarding the repos, hope that this fixes some of the issues I was having in VMware with Mandrivia. I hope Mandrivia 2011 version is supported with VMware.

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Why not VirtualBox?
Jul 18, 2011 7:53PM PDT

It is free to download, simple to use and should work. Try it out. Wink

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What I know
Jul 19, 2011 10:56AM PDT

About Virtual Box OSE is that USB support (except for Keyboard and Mouse), View of Partitions and Networking (NIC works, just does not see network shares) are disable. And is with all OSs, so do not think that a distro is broke if you encounter that.

I have not used it in more than a year, so I do not know if the Open Source Edition still doing the same.