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<section id="cl-attr-on-vmware-workstation-player">
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<span id="vmw-player"></span><h1>Clear Linux* OS on VMware* Workstation Player<a class="headerlink" href="#cl-attr-on-vmware-workstation-player" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h1>
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<p>This guide explains how to set up the VMware* Workstation Player 15.5.1
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hypervisor and instantiate a VM instance of Clear Linux OS by installing it using
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an ISO or using a pre-built image.</p>
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="#overview" id="id17">Overview</a></p></li>
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="#install-the-vmware-workstation-player-hypervisor" id="id18">Install the VMware Workstation Player hypervisor</a></p></li>
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="#create-a-blank-vm" id="id19">Create a blank VM</a></p></li>
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="#enable-uefi-boot-support" id="id20">Enable UEFI boot support</a></p></li>
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<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="#instantiate-cl" id="id21">Instantiate Clear Linux OS</a></p></li>
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id17" role="doc-backlink">Overview</a><a class="headerlink" href="#overview" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<p><a class="reference external" href="https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-player.html">VMware Workstation Player</a> is a type 2 hypervisor. It runs on top of
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Windows* or Linux* operating systems. With VMware Workstation Player,
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you can create, configure, manage, and run Clear Linux* OS
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<abbr title="Virtual Machines">VMs</abbr> on your local system.</p>
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<p>VMware offers a type 1 hypervisor called <a class="reference external" href="https://www.vmware.com/products/esxi-and-esx.html">VMware ESXi</a> designed for the
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cloud environment. For information on how to install Clear Linux OS as guest OS on
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it, see <a class="reference internal" href="vmware-esxi-install-cl.html#vmware-esxi-install-cl"><span class="std std-ref">Clear Linux* OS on VMware* ESXi</span></a>.</p>
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<div class="admonition note">
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<p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
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<p>The screenshots in this document show the Windows version of the
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VMware Workstation Player 15.5.1. The menus and prompts are similar to those
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in other versions and for the Linux version, save some minor wording
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differences.</p>
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<section id="install-the-vmware-workstation-player-hypervisor">
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id18" role="doc-backlink">Install the VMware Workstation Player hypervisor</a><a class="headerlink" href="#install-the-vmware-workstation-player-hypervisor" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<ol class="arabic">
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<li><p>Enable Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) and
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Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel® VT-d) in
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your system’s BIOS.</p></li>
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<li><p><a class="reference external" href="https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-player.html">VMware Workstation Player</a> is available for Windows and Linux.
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Download your preferred version.</p></li>
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<li><p>Install VMware Workstation Player by following the instructions
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appropriate for your system’s OS:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p>On supported Linux distros:</p>
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<ol class="loweralpha">
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<li><p>Ensure your Linux distro is running a GUI desktop.</p></li>
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<li><p>Start a terminal emulator.</p></li>
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<li><p>Start the installer by issuing the command below and follow the
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guided steps.</p>
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<div class="highlight-console notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="go">sudo sh ./VMware-Player-<version number>.x86_64.bundle</span>
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</pre></div>
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<li><p>On Windows:</p>
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<li><p>Start the installer.</p></li>
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<li><p>Follow the setup wizard.</p></li>
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<p>For additional help, see the <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Player/index.html">VMware Workstation Player Documentation</a>.</p>
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<section id="create-a-blank-vm">
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id19" role="doc-backlink">Create a blank VM</a><a class="headerlink" href="#create-a-blank-vm" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<ol class="arabic">
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<li><p>Start the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">VMware</span> <span class="pre">Workstation</span> <span class="pre">Player</span></code> app.</p></li>
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<li><p>On the home screen, click <span class="guilabel">Create a New Virtual Machine</span>. See
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Figure 1.</p>
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<figure class="dropshadow align-default" id="id1">
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<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-01.png"><img alt="VMware Workstation Player - Create a new virtual machine" src="../../_images/vmw-player-01.png" style="width: 700.0px; height: 561.0px;" />
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</a>
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<figcaption>
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<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 1: VMware Workstation Player - Create a new virtual
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machine</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id1" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<li><p>Select <span class="guilabel">I will install the operating system later</span>.</p>
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<figure class="dropshadow align-default" id="id2">
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<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-02.png"><img alt="I will install the operating system later." src="../../_images/vmw-player-02.png" style="width: 428.0px; height: 430.0px;" />
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<figcaption>
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<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 2: I will install the operating system later.</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id2" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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</li>
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<li><p>Click the <span class="guilabel">Next</span> button.</p></li>
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<li><p>On the <span class="guilabel">Select a Guest Operating System</span> window, set the
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<span class="guilabel">Guest operating system</span> setting to <span class="guilabel">Linux</span>. See
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Figure 3.</p>
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<figure class="dropshadow align-default" id="id3">
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<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-03.png"><img alt="VMware Workstation Player - Select guest operating system type" src="../../_images/vmw-player-03.png" style="width: 428.0px; height: 430.0px;" />
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</a>
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<figcaption>
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<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 3: VMware Workstation Player - Select guest operating system
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type</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id3" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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</li>
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<li><p>Set the <span class="guilabel">Version</span> setting to
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<span class="guilabel">Other Linux 5.x or later kernel 64-bit</span>.</p></li>
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<li><p>Click the <span class="guilabel">Next</span> button.</p></li>
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<li><p>On the <span class="guilabel">Name the Virtual Machine</span> screen, name the new VM. See
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Figure 4.</p>
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<figure class="dropshadow align-default" id="id4">
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<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-04.png"><img alt="VMware Workstation Player - Name virtual machine" src="../../_images/vmw-player-04.png" style="width: 428.0px; height: 430.0px;" />
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</a>
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<figcaption>
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<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 4: VMware Workstation Player - Name virtual machine</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id4" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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</li>
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<li><p>Click the <span class="guilabel">Next</span> button.</p></li>
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<li><p>On the <span class="guilabel">Specify Disk Capacity</span> screen, set the VM’s maximum disk
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size. If you’re planning to use a pre-built image, just use the default
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size for now. See Figure 5.</p>
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<figure class="dropshadow align-default" id="id5">
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<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-05.png"><img alt="VMware Workstation Player - Set disk capacity" src="../../_images/vmw-player-05.png" style="width: 428.0px; height: 430.0px;" />
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</a>
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<figcaption>
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<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 5: VMware Workstation Player - Set disk capacity</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id5" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<div class="admonition note">
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<p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
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<p>For optimal performance with the Clear Linux OS Desktop image, we recommend 32GB
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of drive space. See <a class="reference internal" href="../../reference/system-requirements.html#system-requirements"><span class="std std-ref">Recommended minimum system requirements</span></a> for more details.</p>
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</div>
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</li>
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<li><p>Click the <span class="guilabel">Next</span> button.</p></li>
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<li><p>On the <span class="guilabel">Ready to Create Virtual Machine</span> screen, click the
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<span class="guilabel">Customize Hardware…</span> button. See Figure 6.</p>
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<figure class="dropshadow align-default" id="id6">
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<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-06.png"><img alt="VMware Workstation Player - Customize hardware" src="../../_images/vmw-player-06.png" style="width: 428.0px; height: 430.0px;" />
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</a>
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<figcaption>
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<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 6: VMware Workstation Player - Customize hardware</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id6" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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</li>
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<li><p>Select <span class="guilabel">Memory</span> and set a desired value. See Figure 7.</p>
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<figure class="dropshadow align-default" id="id7">
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<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-07.png"><img alt="VMware Workstation Player - Set memory size" src="../../_images/vmw-player-07.png" style="width: 706.0px; height: 671.0px;" />
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</a>
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<figcaption>
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<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 7: VMware Workstation Player - Set memory size</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id7" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<div class="admonition note">
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<p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
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<p>The Clear Linux OS live installer ISO needs a minimum of 1GB of RAM.
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After completing installation, Clear Linux OS can run on as little as
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128MB of RAM. Thus, you can reduce the memory size if needed.
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See <a class="reference internal" href="../../reference/system-requirements.html#system-requirements"><span class="std std-ref">Recommended minimum system requirements</span></a> for more details.</p>
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</div>
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</li>
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<li><p>Under the <span class="guilabel">Device</span> list, select <span class="guilabel">Processors</span>. See
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Figure 8.</p>
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<figure class="dropshadow align-default" id="id8">
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<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-08.png"><img alt="VMware Workstation Player - Set virtualization engine option" src="../../_images/vmw-player-08.png" style="width: 706.0px; height: 671.0px;" />
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</a>
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<figcaption>
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<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 8: VMware Workstation Player - Set virtualization engine
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option</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id8" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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</li>
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<li><p>Under <span class="guilabel">Processors</span> and <span class="guilabel">Number of processor cores</span>,
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enter the desired number of cores.</p></li>
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<li><p>Under the <span class="guilabel">Virtualization engine</span> section,
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check the <span class="guilabel">Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/RVI</span> box.</p></li>
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<li><p>Click the <span class="guilabel">Close</span> button.</p></li>
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<li><p>Click the <span class="guilabel">Finish</span> button.</p></li>
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</ol>
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</section>
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<section id="enable-uefi-boot-support">
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id20" role="doc-backlink">Enable UEFI boot support</a><a class="headerlink" href="#enable-uefi-boot-support" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<p>Clear Linux OS needs UEFI support to boot and work properly. To enable it:</p>
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<ol class="arabic">
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<li><p>Close the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">VMware</span> <span class="pre">Workstation</span> <span class="pre">Player</span></code> app.</p></li>
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<li><p>Add the following line to the end of your VM’s <code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">.vmx</span></code> file.</p>
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<div class="highlight-console notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="go">firmware = "efi"</span>
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</pre></div>
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</div>
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<div class="admonition note">
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<p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
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<p>Depending on the OS, you can typically find the VMware VM files under:</p>
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<blockquote>
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<div><ul class="simple">
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<li><p>On Linux distros: <code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">/home/username/vmware</span></code></p></li>
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<li><p>On Windows: <code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">C:\Users\username\Documents\Virtual</span> <span class="pre">Machines</span></code></p></li>
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</ul>
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</div></blockquote>
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</div>
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</li>
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</ol>
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</section>
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<section id="instantiate-cl">
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id21" role="doc-backlink">Instantiate Clear Linux OS</a><a class="headerlink" href="#instantiate-cl" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<p>If you want to install Clear Linux OS from scratch, following the instructions
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in the <strong>Install |CL| using ISO</strong> tab. Otherwise, follow the
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<strong>Use |CL| pre-built VMware image</strong> tab to use our pre-built image.</p>
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<div class="sphinx-tabs docutils container">
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<div aria-label="Tabbed content" class="closeable" role="tablist"><button aria-controls="panel-0-0-0" aria-selected="true" class="sphinx-tabs-tab" id="tab-0-0-0" name="0-0" role="tab" tabindex="0">Install Clear Linux OS using ISO</button><button aria-controls="panel-0-0-1" aria-selected="false" class="sphinx-tabs-tab" id="tab-0-0-1" name="0-1" role="tab" tabindex="-1">Use Clear Linux OS pre-built VMWare image</button></div><div aria-labelledby="tab-0-0-0" class="sphinx-tabs-panel" id="panel-0-0-0" name="0-0" role="tabpanel" tabindex="0"><ol class="arabic">
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<li><p>Navigate to the Clear Linux OS <a class="reference external" href="https://clearlinux.org/downloads">Downloads</a> page and download either the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Server</span></code>
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or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Desktop</span></code> ISO image. After the download is complete, you will
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attach this image.</p></li>
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<li><p>Start the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">VMware</span> <span class="pre">Workstation</span> <span class="pre">Player</span></code> app.</p></li>
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<li><p>Select the VM that was created in section <a class="reference internal" href="#create-a-blank-vm">Create a blank VM</a>.
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See Figure 9.</p></li>
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<li><p>Click <span class="guilabel">Edit virtual machine settings</span>.</p>
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<figure class="dropshadow align-default" id="id9">
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<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-09.png"><img alt="VMware Workstation Player - Edit virtual machine settings" src="../../_images/vmw-player-09.png" style="width: 700.0px; height: 561.0px;" />
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</a>
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<figcaption>
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<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 09: VMware Workstation Player - Edit virtual machine settings</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id9" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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</li>
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<li><p>In the <span class="guilabel">Virtual Machine settings</span> window,
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under <span class="guilabel">Hardware</span>, select guilabel:<cite>CD/DVD (IDE)</cite>.
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See Figure 10.</p></li>
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<li><p>Under <span class="guilabel">Connection</span> at the right, select
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<span class="guilabel">Use ISO image file</span>.</p></li>
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<li><p>Click <span class="guilabel">Browse</span> and select the
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Clear Linux OS installer ISO.</p>
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<figure class="dropshadow align-default" id="id10">
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<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-10.png"><img alt="VMware Workstation Player - Select |CL| installer ISO" src="../../_images/vmw-player-10.png" style="width: 706.0px; height: 689.0px;" />
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</a>
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<figcaption>
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<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 10: VMware Workstation Player - Select Clear Linux OS installer ISO</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id10" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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</li>
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||
<li><p>Click <span class="guilabel">OK</span> to close the <span class="guilabel">Virtual Machine settings</span>
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||
window.</p></li>
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||
<li><p>Start the VM by clicking <span class="guilabel">Play virtual machine</span>.</p></li>
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<li><p>Follow one of these guides to complete the installation of Clear Linux OS.</p>
|
||
<ul class="simple">
|
||
<li><p><em>Desktop</em> version: <a class="reference internal" href="../bare-metal-install-desktop.html#install-clr-desktop-start"><span class="std std-ref">Launch the Clear Linux OS installer</span></a></p></li>
|
||
<li><p><em>Server</em> version: <a class="reference internal" href="../bare-metal-install-server.html#install-clr-server-start"><span class="std std-ref">Launch the Clear Linux OS Installer</span></a></p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li><p>Reboot the VM after the installation completes.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p>Install the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">os-cloudguest-vmware</span></code> bundle, the open source
|
||
VMware Tools for Linux* guest operating systems, which enables
|
||
new features and improves general performance.</p>
|
||
<div class="highlight-bash notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>sudo<span class="w"> </span>swupd<span class="w"> </span>bundle-add<span class="w"> </span>os-cloudguest-vmware
|
||
sudo<span class="w"> </span>systemctl<span class="w"> </span><span class="nb">enable</span><span class="w"> </span>--now<span class="w"> </span>open-vm-tools
|
||
</pre></div>
|
||
</div>
|
||
<p>More information is available on the <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Tools/10.1.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vmwaretools.doc/GUID-8B6EA5B7-453B-48AA-92E5-DB7F061341D1.html">VMWare Tools Product Documentation</a>
|
||
site.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ol>
|
||
</div><div aria-labelledby="tab-0-0-1" class="sphinx-tabs-panel" hidden="true" id="panel-0-0-1" name="0-1" role="tabpanel" tabindex="0"><ol class="arabic">
|
||
<li><p>Navigate to the Clear Linux OS <a class="reference external" href="https://clearlinux.org/downloads">Downloads</a> page and download the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">VMware</span></code>
|
||
image.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p>Decompress the downloaded file and move it to the
|
||
directory where your newly-created VM files reside.</p>
|
||
<div class="admonition note">
|
||
<p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
|
||
<p>Depending on the OS, you can typically find the VMware VM
|
||
files under:</p>
|
||
<ul class="simple">
|
||
<li><p>Linux distros <code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">/home/username/vmware</span></code></p></li>
|
||
<li><p>Windows <code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">C:\Users\username\Documents\Virtual</span> <span class="pre">Machines</span></code></p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li><p>Start the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">VMware</span> <span class="pre">Workstation</span> <span class="pre">Player</span></code> app.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p>Select the VM that was created in section <a class="reference internal" href="#create-a-blank-vm">Create a blank VM</a>.
|
||
See Figure 9.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p>Click <span class="guilabel">Edit virtual machine settings</span>.</p>
|
||
<figure class="dropshadow align-default" id="id11">
|
||
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-09.png"><img alt="VMware Workstation Player - Edit virtual machine settings" src="../../_images/vmw-player-09.png" style="width: 700.0px; height: 561.0px;" />
|
||
</a>
|
||
<figcaption>
|
||
<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 9: VMware Workstation Player - Edit virtual machine settings</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id11" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
|
||
</figcaption>
|
||
</figure>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li><p>Under <span class="guilabel">Hardware</span> and <span class="guilabel">Device</span> list, select
|
||
<span class="guilabel">Hard Disk (SCSI)</span>. See Figure 11.</p>
|
||
<figure class="dropshadow align-default" id="id12">
|
||
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-11.png"><img alt="VMware Workstation Player - Remove hard drive" src="../../_images/vmw-player-11.png" style="width: 706.0px; height: 689.0px;" />
|
||
</a>
|
||
<figcaption>
|
||
<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 11: VMware Workstation Player - Remove hard drive</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id12" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
|
||
</figcaption>
|
||
</figure>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li><p>Click the <span class="guilabel">Remove</span> button.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p>To add a new hard disk and attach the pre-built Clear Linux OS
|
||
VMware image, click the <span class="guilabel">Add</span> button. See Figure 12.</p>
|
||
<figure class="dropshadow align-default" id="id13">
|
||
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-12.png"><img alt="VMware Workstation Player - Add new device" src="../../_images/vmw-player-12.png" style="width: 706.0px; height: 689.0px;" />
|
||
</a>
|
||
<figcaption>
|
||
<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 12: VMware Workstation Player - Add new device</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id13" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
|
||
</figcaption>
|
||
</figure>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li><p>Under the <span class="guilabel">Hardware types</span> section, select
|
||
<span class="guilabel">Hard Disk</span>. See Figure 13.</p>
|
||
<figure class="dropshadow align-default" id="id14">
|
||
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-13.png"><img alt="VMware Workstation Player - Add hard drive" src="../../_images/vmw-player-13.png" style="width: 444.0px; height: 430.0px;" />
|
||
</a>
|
||
<figcaption>
|
||
<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 13: VMware Workstation Player - Add hard drive</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id14" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
|
||
</figcaption>
|
||
</figure>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li><p>Click the <span class="guilabel">Next</span> button.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p>Select your preferred <span class="guilabel">Virtual disk type</span>.
|
||
See Figure 14.</p>
|
||
<figure class="dropshadow align-default">
|
||
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-14.png"><img alt="VMware Workstation Player - Select virtual disk type" src="../../_images/vmw-player-14.png" style="width: 444.0px; height: 430.0px;" />
|
||
</a>
|
||
</figure>
|
||
<p>Figure 14: VMware Workstation Player - Select virtual disk type</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li><p>Select the <span class="guilabel">Use an existing virtual disk</span> option.
|
||
See Figure 15.</p>
|
||
<figure class="dropshadow align-default" id="id15">
|
||
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-15.png"><img alt="VMware Workstation Player - Use existing virtual disk" src="../../_images/vmw-player-15.png" style="width: 444.0px; height: 430.0px;" />
|
||
</a>
|
||
<figcaption>
|
||
<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 15: VMware Workstation Player - Use existing virtual disk</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id15" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
|
||
</figcaption>
|
||
</figure>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li><p>Click the <span class="guilabel">Browse</span> button and select the
|
||
pre-built Clear Linux OS VMware image file. See Figure 16.</p>
|
||
<figure class="dropshadow align-default" id="id16">
|
||
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmw-player-16.png"><img alt="VMware Workstation Player - Select pre-built VMware |CL| image file" src="../../_images/vmw-player-16.png" style="width: 444.0px; height: 430.0px;" />
|
||
</a>
|
||
<figcaption>
|
||
<p><span class="caption-text">Figure 16: VMware Workstation Player - Select pre-built VMware Clear Linux OS
|
||
image file</span><a class="headerlink" href="#id16" title="Link to this image">¶</a></p>
|
||
</figcaption>
|
||
</figure>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li><p>Click the <span class="guilabel">Finish</span> button.</p>
|
||
<div class="admonition note">
|
||
<p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
|
||
<p>When asked to convert the existing virtual disk to a newer format,
|
||
selecting either option works.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li><p>Click the <span class="guilabel">OK</span> button.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p>Start the VM by clicking <span class="guilabel">Play virtual machine</span>.</p>
|
||
<div class="admonition note">
|
||
<p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
|
||
<p>If you need to increase the disk size of the pre-built Clear Linux OS image, see
|
||
<a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/increase-virtual-disk-size.html#increase-virtual-disk-size"><span class="std std-ref">Increase Virtual Disk Size of an Image</span></a>.</p>
|
||
</div>
|
||
</li>
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
<ul class="simple">
|
||
<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="vmware-esxi-install-cl.html#vmware-esxi-install-cl"><span class="std std-ref">Clear Linux* OS on VMware* ESXi</span></a></p></li>
|
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|
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