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Which software to use to run [[VMware HOWTO|VMware]] images depends on the operating system you will run the image under.  (It does not depend on the operating system inside the VMware image.)
 
Which software to use to run [[VMware HOWTO|VMware]] images depends on the operating system you will run the image under.  (It does not depend on the operating system inside the VMware image.)
  
; <span style="font-size: 115%">VMware on Windows and Linux</span>
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; VMware on Windows and Linux[[File:WindowsLogoSmall.jpg|right|link=http://www.microsoft.com/|Windoze]] [[File:LinuxLogoSmall.jpg|right|Linux]]
  
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A free VMware player is available for [[:Category:Windows|Microsoft Windows]] and [[:Category:Linux|Linux]] [[Glossary#Operating System|operating systems]] from [http://vmware.com/products/player/ VMware].  You will need to register to download it. There are multiple versions.  Be sure to download a version that can run on your laptop.
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|A free VMware player is available for [[:Category:Windows|Microsoft Windows]] and [[:Category:Linux|Linux]] [[Glossary#Operating System|operating systems]] from [http://vmware.com/products/player/ VMware].  You will need to register to download it.
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; <span style="font-size: 115%">VMware on Mac OS X</span>
 
  
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; VMware on Mac OS X[[File:AppleSmall.gif|right|link=http://www.apple.com/macosx/|Apple]]
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| There is no free VMware player that runs ''directly'' under [[:Category:Mac OS X|Mac OS X]].  However, there are several other options, '''''all of which require an Intel Mac''''':
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Participants can also bring ''newer Macs with Intel processors''. The Intel processor is a requirement for all the packages discussed below. There is no free VMware player that runs ''directly'' under [[:Category:Mac OS X|Mac OS X]]However, there are several other options, '''all of which require an Intel Mac''':
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| {{#icon: VMWareFusionsLogo.jpg|Fusion||http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/}}
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| [http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/ VMware Fusion] allows you to run VMware images, and Windows and Linux images under Mac OS.  ''There is a fully functional, 30 day free trial version of VMware Fusion available for download.'''
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| {{#icon: AppleBootCampLogo.jpg|Boot Camp||http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/bootcamp.html}}
 
| The [http://www.apple.com/macosx/ Leopard release of Mac OS (10.5)] includes [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/bootcamp.html Boot Camp], a feature that allows you to boot your Mac into another operating system, including Windows or Linux.  From there you can install the VMware player for your OS.*
 
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; Parallels Desktop for Mac
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; VMware Fusion[[File:VMWareFusionsLogo.jpg|right|link=http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/|Fusion]]
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[http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/ VMware Fusion] ([http://www.vmware.com/a/buylink/10 $80/corporate], [http://www.vmware.com/vmwarestore/academicstore.html $40/Academic]) allows you to run VMware images (as well as Windows and Linux) under Mac OS.  '''We recommend this option for Mac users.  There is a fully functional, 30 day free trial version of VMware Fusion available for download.'''
| Another option is [http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/ Parallels Desktop for Mac]. Like Fusion, Parallels allows you to run Windows and Linux under Mac OS.  It also provides support for running VMware images under Parallels, but we have not tested this functionality yet.
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; VirtualBox [[File:VirtualBox-logo.png|right|VirtualBox]]
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| ''Apple tells you that you can partition your disk drive at any time using Boot CampIn practice, this appears to only work easily when you first get your system.''
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[http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads VirtualBox] is free and open source, and runs on Intel Macs (and Windows, Linux and Solaris too)It claims to be capable of running VMware images, ''but we have not tested this with our images.''
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Latest revision as of 21:12, 3 October 2012

Which software to use to run VMware images depends on the operating system you will run the image under. (It does not depend on the operating system inside the VMware image.)

VMware on Windows and Linux
Windoze
Linux

A free VMware player is available for Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems from VMware. You will need to register to download it. There are multiple versions. Be sure to download a version that can run on your laptop.


VMware on Mac OS X
Apple

Participants can also bring newer Macs with Intel processors. The Intel processor is a requirement for all the packages discussed below. There is no free VMware player that runs directly under Mac OS X. However, there are several other options, all of which require an Intel Mac:


VMware Fusion
Fusion

VMware Fusion ($80/corporate, $40/Academic) allows you to run VMware images (as well as Windows and Linux) under Mac OS. We recommend this option for Mac users. There is a fully functional, 30 day free trial version of VMware Fusion available for download.


VirtualBox
VirtualBox

VirtualBox is free and open source, and runs on Intel Macs (and Windows, Linux and Solaris too). It claims to be capable of running VMware images, but we have not tested this with our images.