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.. _vm-vmware-player:
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Using *VMware* Player
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This section explains how to run Clear Linux OS for Intel® Architecture
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within a `VMware* Player`_ environment.
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Install VMware Player
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VMware* Workstation Player, formerly VMware Player, is a virtualization
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software package for x64 computers running Microsoft Windows or Linux. Download
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VMware player from the `VMware website`_.
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Player on Linux
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For the Linux option, you should have a ``VMware-Player-[version]_FILE.bundle`` file. To
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install it, run:
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::
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$ sudo bash ./VMware-Player-[version].x86_64.bundle
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Player on Windows
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Follow the instructions from the Setup Assistant.
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Prepare Image
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#. Download the `latest`_ Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture **live**
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disk image, named ``[clear-[version_number]-live.img.xz]``.
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#. Decompress the image. Uncompressed image size ~ **5GB**.
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* On Linux ::
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$ unxz clear-VERSION-live.img.xz
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* On Windows you can use `7zip`_.
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#. Convert the installer to :abbr:`VMDK (Virtual Machine Disk)` format.
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* On Linux, you can use ``qemu-img convert``::
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$ qemu-img convert -O vmdk clear-VERSION-live.img clear.vmdk
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* On Windows, you can convert the live image to vmdk format (from raw format to vmdk)
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with a tool like VBoxManage from `VirtualBox`_.
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Run using VMware* Player
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#. Create a new virtual machine.
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#. Click on “Create a new Virtual Machine”.
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* Select “**I will install the operating system later**”, and click on “Next”.
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* Select “**Linux**” as “Guest operating system” and version **Other Linux 3.x kernel 64-bit**.
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* Type a name for the new virtual machine.
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* Perform the *remaining steps* using the default options.
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#. Change boot type to EFI. You must change the VMware virtual machine *configuration*
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to **Support EFI firmware**; you can do this by editing the configuration ``.vmx``
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file located in the virtual machine folder and adding the following line::
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firmware = "efi"
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#. Attach the prepared image as SATA disk. And when you have a new virtual machine,
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edit its configuration as follows:
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* Click on “Edit virtual machine settings”.
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* Remove any default attached hard disk.
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* Click on “Add” option below devices list tab and choose Hard disk.
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* Choose **SATA** as the virtual disk type.
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* Use the existing Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture virtual disk
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The live disk must be set as ``SATA 0:1 Hard Disk (SATA)``; you can verify
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this under the “Advanced" section of the disk settings.
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Start the virtual machine
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After configuring the settings above, start the virtual machine.
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.. _VMware website: https://www.vmware.com/products/player/playerpro-evaluation.html
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.. _VMWare Player: http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
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.. _latest: https://download.clearlinux.org/image/
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.. _7zip: http://www.7-zip.org/
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.. _VirtualBox: https://www.virtualbox.org/
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