Vmware is not supported officially. Virtualbox is. All software and services are tuned for Virtualbox on ArcoLinux. If you have paid for vmware or you can get a licence (University agreements, ...), you can try out ArcoLinux in Vmware. These two tips will help you to...
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Installing and using Qemu to make a virtual machine
Virtual box is and will stay our official supported Virtual Machine emulator. Installing can be done on any desktop. Look past the desktop environment We start by re-using our installation script from ArcoLinux-Nemesis github. We download the zip file and run the...
How to change the look of some applications with kvantum example virtualbox
31 December 2018 we get an update in : new kernel 4.20 and virtualbox 6.0. The first image is virtualbox before the update. The second image is the content of the update. The third image is virtualbox after the update. Time to do something about this "new look" of...
How to set virtualbox the correct way – graphics controller – workflow
My current settings on January 2020. The settings I have been using all the time on Virtualbox 5 are all the same EXCEPT ONE. I learned it the hard way and I want you to save the time with this article. Make sure you set the graphics controller to VBoxSVGA Do not...
How to install virtualbox 6 on W10 and set the correct settings to install ArcoLinux in virtualbox
You can install an operating system in a virtual machine like virtualbox, vmware, boxes, qemu,... and others. BUT Operating systems should run on "real metal". They need to be installed on your laptop or desktop. All the RAM and all the power of the CPU and GPU should...
How to install the latest vmware workstation on ArcoLinux
We can install vmware workstation from AUR via trizen or yay but there are some specific challenges to overcome. I have analysed the problems and made a script for it. In the future this script may not work anymore. Just report and we will check. We explain you the...
How to set virtualbox to your native resolution with xrandr and gtf if it does not exist
Virtual Box was released on 31/12/2018 and they had changed one of their graphics controller settings. Standard we used to have VboxVGA and now the standard is set to VMSVGA. This might be your issue with Virtualbox 6. Check this link first. ...
How to install virtualbox on a computer with a linux-mainline kernel
Follow this procedure and you will be fine: yay linux-mainline to build the newest kernel from kernel.org (see article) - install also the linux-mainline-headers! sudo pacman -S virtualbox sudo pacman -S virtualbox-host-dkms update-grub reboot
How to share files and folders between guest and host on vmware
Like in Virtualbox we can also have the need to share files and folders between the host system (in video plasma) and the guest system (in video arcolinux). Alternatives are usb’s and cloud services. We have already installed vmware following this article. And we have...