Fedora 13 beta VMware VM for fun

[licheng]

Hi, folks :)

I made a Fedora 13 beta VMware virtual machine, and think it may be useful for people who are curious about Fedora and want to have a "taste" of it.

Following is a brief information about this virtual macchine:

Fedora 13 desktop
=================

File Name: fedora-13-beta-i386-vmware-20100428.7z
File Size: 751 MB
MD5 Checksum: cf95fb3bfad560708949d242b79fc5ab

Download Method
===============
Via BitTorrent:

Get virtual machine torrent file

fedora-13-desktop-beta-i386-vmware-20100501.7z.torrent

from

http://happypenguin.tw/dl/vmware/i386/fedora/desktop/

then use your favorite client to download.

Suggested BitTorrent clients are

For Windows users:

µTorrent
http://www.utorrent.com/

For Linux, BSD and Mac OS X users:

Transmission
http://www.transmissionbt.com/

To unpack the virtual appliance, you need
7-Zip file archiver.

Please visit

http://www.7-zip.org/

for more information.

Description
===========
This is a VMware virtual machine from Happy Penguin, Taiwan
(http://happypenguin.tw/) for evaluating Fedora 13.

Fedora (http://fedoraproject.org/) is a Linux-based
operating system that showcases the latest in free and
open source software.

System Requirements
===================
* Standard x86-compatible or x86-64-compatible PC
* Processor speed – 2.0 GHz or faster
* Memory – 1 GB minimum (2 GB recommended).
You must have enough memory to run the host operating system,
the virtual machine, and applications on the host and guest
operating systems.
* Linux, Windows or Mac OS X as host operating systems

Compatible Products
===================
VMware Player 2.5 or later
VMware ACE 2.5 or later
VMware ESX Server 4.0 or later
VMware Fusion 2.0 or later
VMware Server 2.0 or later
VMware Workstation 6.5 or later

HOWTO
=====
Just download the virtual machine archive, unpack it, open with
the free VMware player (http://www.vmware.com/products/player/)
and start running!

Appliance details
=================
Processors: 2 CPUs (can add more later)
Memory: 640 MB (can add more later)
Hardisk: 8.0 GB, dynamic (can add additional hardisks)
Ethernet: NAT (can be changed later)
Resolution: 800x600 (can be changed later)
VMware Tools: Not installed (can install if needed)

Recompile with official Linux kernel for optimization,
makes it more compact and virtual machine friendly.

The original Fedora kernel still exists. You can switch
back anytime if you need to.

VMware Command Line Tools (vmw, vmftp, vmshrink) included,
which means you don't have to install the whole VMware Tools
if all you need is basic virtual machine maintenance and
communication between guest and host OS. You can still
install VMware Tools later if you want to.

Network settings
================
IP, DNS, default gateway: auto configuring on boot by DHCP

Login
=====
Username: penguin
Password: happypenguin.tw
Username: root
Password: happypenguin.tw

Please change passwords when you login.


That's it.

Have fun :)

[Dan]

Folks ... I can't find anything here that's obviously a problem, but I advise you all to be careful when doing such things, and proceed with the full knowledge that to do so is at your own risk.

Post approved.

[sej7278]

Folks ... I can't find anything here that's obviously a problem, but I advise you all to be careful when doing such things, and proceed with the full knowledge that to do so is at your own risk.

first post in *fedora forum* and we're supposed to download a *fedora* vm from him?!

think i'd rather get the official beta iso and just install it under virtualbox/xen/kvm and not be tied to vmware: http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-prerelease

[Dan]

Uhm ... Yeah.

[licheng]

Oops, sorry.

It's my fault, I think.

I use Ubuntu for one year, and just try Fedora for a few weeks.

I found that Fedora is very fast. Faster than Ubuntu (Fedora 13 beta vs Ubuntu 10.04 RC).

Especially in virtual environment.

So I made a Fedora 13 virtual machine, and think it should be helpful for people curious about Linux and just want to have a taste of it.

I know Virtualbox is great. Virtual machines running in Virtualbox are much faster than VMware. But Virtualbox is not that popular here (I mean those people in my country) . Only computer geeks know it.

I'm happy that there is a forum for Fedora, and seems it's the right place to say "Hello" to Fedora people. But my English is not that good. I don't know how to well express myself in English, announcing and sharing Fedora virtual machines is my way to say "Hello" to all people here.

So, it's not a good idea I think. :p

Oh, yes. One question, if I would like to share Fedora virtual machines I made, whether they're for VMware or Virtualbox, which forum is the right place to post in forums.fedoraforum.org?

Sorry for my poor English, and thanks for your understanding.