Installing Arch Linux 2013.05.01 + KDE 4 in VMware Workstation 9

Installing Arch Linux 2013.05.01 + KDE 4 in VMware Workstation 9

Linux, Video Tutorials
What is Arch Linux? Arch Linux is an independently developed general purpose GNU/Linux distribution. Development focuses on simplicity, minimalism. Arch Linux was founded by Canadian programmer Judd Vinet. Its first formal release, Arch Linux 0.1, was on March 11, 2002. Although Arch is completely independent, it draws inspiration from the simplicity of other distributions including Slackware and BSD. Arch Linux is one of my favorite GNU/Linux distributions, however it is not as easy to install as are other Linux distributions. In this video tutorial, we will see how to Install step-by-step How to Install Arch Linux 2020.09 + KDE Plasma Desktop + Apps + VMware Tools on VMware Workstation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moecil7aSKo&pp=ygU8QXJjaCBMaW51eCAyMDEzLjA1LjAxICsgS0RFIDQuMTAgaW4gVk13YXJlIFdvcmtzdGF0aW9uIDkuMC4y Hope you found it informative and useful. Any questions or comments are welcomed.
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Installing VMware Tools in Debian 7.0 Wheezy

Installing VMware Tools in Debian 7.0 Wheezy

Linux, Video Tutorials
What is VMware Tools VMware Tools is an optional, free set of drivers and utilities that enhances both the performance of a virtual machine’s guest operating system and interaction between the guest and the host. From time to time I find clients have not installed the VMware tools in their virtual machine’s (VM) operating system. Installing VMware Tools in the guest operating system is vital. Although the guest operating system can run without VMware Tools, you lose important functionality and convenience. We'll install VMware Tools in Debian 7.0 Wheezy in the following video tutorial. How to Install VMware Tools on Debian 8.5 Jessie Step by Step Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A5dmrvdkrU&pp=ygVCSW5zdGFsbGluZyBWTXdhcmUgVG9vbHMgaW4gRGViaWFuIDcuMCBXaGVlenkgbGludXggdmlkZW8gdHV0b3JpYWxz Hope you found it informative and useful. Any questions or comments are welcomed.
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Install and Configure Primary (Master) BIND DNS Server – RHEL 6 – CentOS 6

Install and Configure Primary (Master) BIND DNS Server – RHEL 6 – CentOS 6

Red Hat - CentOS - Fedora, Video Tutorials
BIND DNS Server is a widely used DNS Server. Because domain names are alphabetic, they are easier to remember. So if we will browse the Internet we don’t need to remember IP addresses. For example, the domain name www.yourdomain.com might translate to 192.168.0.1. This video tutorial will show you how to setup and configure Primary (Master) BIND DNS Server on RHEL 6.x  or CentOS 6.x: Install BIND Configure BIND Create primary DNS zone for linuxlab.local domain Add NS, A, MX records to zone Steps: 1. Install BIND yum install bind 2. Enable named service chkconfig named on 3. Edit /etc/named.conf 4. Start named ( BIND) service service named start 5.Edit /etc/named.conf 6. Copy /var/named/named.localhost cp named.localhost linuxlab.local 7. Edit /var/named/linuxlab.local $TTL 1D @ IN SOA ns1.linuxlab.local. hostmaster.linuxlab.local. ( 0 ; serial 1D…
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How to Install VMware Tools in Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)

How to Install VMware Tools in Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)

Linux, Video Tutorials
VMware Tools is an optional, free set of drivers and utilities that enhances both the performance of a virtual machine’s guest operating system and interaction between the guest and the host. From time to time I find clients have not installed the VMware tools in their virtual machine’s (VM) operating system. I find it more often in Linux VMs than Windows. Installing VMware Tools in the guest operating system is vital. Although the guest operating system can run without VMware Tools, you lose important functionality and convenience. In this video we'll install and configure VMware Tools in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5WaWIfi8f8
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Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (RHEL 6.4) in VMware Workstation 9.0.2

Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (RHEL 6.4) in VMware Workstation 9.0.2

Linux, Video Tutorials
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a Linux-based operating system from Red Hat designed for businesses. RHEL can work on desktops, on servers, in hypervisors or in the cloud. Red Hat Enterprise Linux contains the Linux kernel as well as some applications for performing certain tasks. Like all Linux distributions, RHEL is open source. Thus, people can view its source code, download it and make their own customized versions. Some of the notable Linux distributions that are actually derived from RHEL include CentOS, Oracle Enterprise Linux, and Scientific Linux. People who subscribe to RHEL can download the installer for free but have to pay for support. Special editions of RHEL are available for academic institutions who are willing to pay a smaller fee to use the relatively more stable RHEL…
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How to Install VMware Tools on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (RHEL 6.4)

Linux, Video Tutorials
VMware Tools is an optional, free set of drivers and utilities that enhances both the performance of a virtual machine’s guest operating system and interaction between the guest and the host. From time to time I find clients have not installed the VMware tools in their virtual machine’s (VM) operating system. I find it more often in Linux VMs than Windows. Installing VMware Tools in the guest operating system is vital. Although the guest operating system can run without VMware Tools, you lose important functionality and convenience. Related Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBqGLcxHjZ8&t=44s
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How to Install VMware Tools in CentOS 6.4

How to Install VMware Tools in CentOS 6.4

Linux, Video Tutorials, Workstation
VMware Tools is an optional, free set of drivers and utilities that enhances both the performance of a virtual machine’s guest operating system and interaction between the guest and the host. From time to time I find clients have not installed the VMware tools in their virtual machine’s (VM) operating system. Although the guest operating system can run without VMware Tools, you lose important functionality and convenience. Related Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO7iZbuTYJU
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Installing CentOS 6.4 in VMware Workstation 9.0.2

Installing CentOS 6.4 in VMware Workstation 9.0.2

Linux, Video Tutorials, Workstation
What is CentOS? CentOS, which stands for the Community Enterprise Operating System, is a distribution of the Linux operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). It is currently the most popular Linux distribution for web servers. CentOS uses the Red Hat source code base to create a product similar to RHEL. Unlike RHEL however, CentOS does not require a paid subscription. In January 2014, Red Hat announced that it would sponsor the CentOS project. As the result of these changes, ownership of CentOS trademarks was transferred to Red Hat. Related Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO7iZbuTYJU
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Managing Partitions in RHEL 6.x – CentOS 6.x

Managing Partitions in RHEL 6.x – CentOS 6.x

Red Hat - CentOS - Fedora
The fdisk command is a text-based utility for viewing and managing hard disk partitions on Linux. It’s one of the most powerful tools you can use to manage partitions, but it’s confusing to new users. Using fdisk you can create a new partition, delete an existing partition, or change existing partition. Using fidsk you are allowed to create a maximum of four primary partition, and any number of logical partitions, based on the size of the disk. This video tutorial will go through the basics of using fdisk to manage a partition table. After using fdisk, we will have see how to use a mkfs command to format new partitions with a file system. Tasks: 1. Identify current storage configuration fdisk -l 2. Provision 1 or more usable partitions parted…
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Install and Configure DHCP Server on CentOS 6.x – RHEL 6.x

Install and Configure DHCP Server on CentOS 6.x – RHEL 6.x

Red Hat - CentOS - Fedora, Video Tutorials
What is DHCP? DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. DHCP is a standardized network protocol used on Internet Protocol networks for dynamically distributing network configuration parameters, such as IP addresses for interfaces and services. DHCP is configured in a server-client model. DHCP server is the one assigning IP Addresses to client computers on the network. Each client is assigned a unique IP Address. DHCP server has a number of IP Addresses available in it’s pool. Steps: 1. Install DHCP yum install dhcp rpm -qc dhcp /etc/dhcp/ - container for DHCPD configuration /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf - IPv4 config /var/lib/dhcpd - container for leases /var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases - IPv4 leases 2. Enable DHCPD service chkconfig dhcpd on 3. View dhcpd.conf file cat /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf 4. Copy sample conf file to /etc/ cp /usr/share/doc/dhcp-4.1.1/dhcpd.conf.sample  /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf 5. Edit the…
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