How to Install Ubuntu GNOME 16.04.1 LTS + VMware Tools on VMware Workstation Easy Tutorial

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Channel: Linux Video Tutorials · 2016 · Science & Technology

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This video tutorial shows how to install Ubuntu GNOME 16.04.1 LTS on VMware Workstation step by step. We'll also install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on Ubuntu GNOME 16.04.1 LTS. You can also use VMware Player which is free for personal use. This video is also helpful for installing Ubuntu GNOME on physical computer or laptop.

What is Ubuntu GNOME?
Ubuntu GNOME is an official flavor of Ubuntu, featuring the GNOME desktop environment. It is intended as a mostly pure GNOME desktop experience built from the Ubuntu repositories. It is ideal for users looking for a modern, highly extensible desktop experience.
Website: https://ubuntugnome.org/

Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 LTS New Features
It's 16.04 is the second long-term support release of the popular GNOME-based distribution. It might not be shipping the latest GNOME 3.20 release but there are enough iterative improvements in GNOME 3.18 to make it a worthwhile upgrade.This version offers most of GNOME 3.18, experimental Wayland session and new applications.

What is VMware Workstatiton?
VMware Workstation is a hypervisor that runs on x86-64 computers; it enables users to set up one or more virtual machines (VMs) on a single physical machine, and use them simultaneously along with the actual machine.
VMware Workstation product website: https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation

What is VMware Player?
VMware Workstation Player, formerly VMware Player, is a virtualization software package for x64 computers running Windows or Linux. It is free to personal use. VMware Player can run existing virtual appliances and create its own virtual machines. It uses the same virtualization core as VMware Workstation.
VMware Player website: https://www.vmware.com/products/player

What is Open-VM-Tools?
Open VM Tools is a set of services and modules that enable several features in VMware products for better management of, and seamless user interactions with, guests. It includes kernel modules for enhancing the performance of virtual machines running Linux.

Hope you found it informative and useful. Any questions or comments are welcomed.

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How to Install Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 LTS on VMware: https://youtu.be/K9otOwiAJm0
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