add note about open-vm-tools

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ahrenholz@gmail.com 2014-10-13 20:49:47 +00:00
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@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ Unzip `vcore-4.3.zip` to your virtual machines directory; a `vcore-4.3` folder w
If you already have VMware installed, double-click on the vmx file to open the VCORE virtual machine with VMware. If you already have VMware installed, double-click on the vmx file to open the VCORE virtual machine with VMware.
Ubuntu has an `open-vm-tools` package to provide VMware Player compatibility. You can install it with:
{{{
sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools open-vm-toolbox
}}}
= VCORE usage notes = = VCORE usage notes =
Note the RAM and number of processors. If you have a quad-core system with hyperthreading (8 threads), then you may want to assign up to 4 processors to VCORE. 2GB is a good amount of RAM for VCORE; unless your machine only has 2 or 3GB of physical RAM, then you may try 1GB for VCORE. Note the RAM and number of processors. If you have a quad-core system with hyperthreading (8 threads), then you may want to assign up to 4 processors to VCORE. 2GB is a good amount of RAM for VCORE; unless your machine only has 2 or 3GB of physical RAM, then you may try 1GB for VCORE.