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#1 2013-02-09 15:42:49
- I am Gianluca
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[SOLVED] Installing Arch Linux in VMware Player
Hello,
I would like to install Arch Linux in VMware Player. Creating the new virtual machine the software (VMware Player 5.0.1 installed on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS) ask me what kind of OS I'm going to install. I've ticked the Linux option but in the menu, among several Linux distros I can't find ArchLinux.
I've checked in ArchWiki but couldn't find an answer to my question.
Cheers,
Gianluca
Last edited by I am Gianluca (2013-02-10 15:47:03)
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#2 2013-02-09 16:19:23
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Re: [SOLVED] Installing Arch Linux in VMware Player
Look for something like "other linux" or 'generic' .
(iirc other linux was used in VMware workstation 4 and 5, have used kvm/qemu for a long time now).
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#3 2013-02-09 16:54:58
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Re: [SOLVED] Installing Arch Linux in VMware Player
The only other "generic" choices are:
- other Linux 2.6.x kernel
- other Linux 2.6.x kernel 64-bit
- other Linux 2.4.x kernel
- other Linux 2.4.x kernel 64-bit
- other Linux 2.2.x kernel
Current install medium has linux 3.6.8 
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#4 2013-02-09 18:22:52
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Re: [SOLVED] Installing Arch Linux in VMware Player
Use "other Linux 2.6.x kernel 64-bit"
It will work just fine.
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#5 2013-02-09 19:11:10
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Re: [SOLVED] Installing Arch Linux in VMware Player
Cheers Durden!
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#6 2013-02-10 14:29:32
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Re: [SOLVED] Installing Arch Linux in VMware Player
solved?
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#7 2013-02-10 15:46:36
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Re: [SOLVED] Installing Arch Linux in VMware Player
Yep! I forgot to edit the title 
Thank you guys
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