![]() The second adapter you can either set to have a static IP or configure it after you boot up and have the OS installed. Under “Network & Host Name” turn on the network devices so they get IP addresses. At the next screen, I recommend setting “Date & Time” under Localization, then clicking on “Installation Destination” Under the System section and just clicking “Done” to keep all the defaults. Once CentOS installation starts to go through its process, you’ll set the keyboard and language. Once I’m done with the “Customize Hardware” screen, I finish and make sure “Power on after creation” is checked, and then “Finish”. I do this so I can set static IP addresses on my VM’s on the host network and then put in host file entries on my Windows machine to make addressing internal website testing simpler. I also create a second network adapter, and configure it to be “Host-only”. For systems that I test single applications and behaviors, or have them be short-lived for other reasons, I’ll either do 1GB RAM or 512MB. I have a laptop with 16GB RAM and usually have my primary Linux VM use up 2 GB RAM. Once you click next, I recommend “customize hardware” to get your systems specifications in order. I usually just do 1 file for the disk as I’m more concerned about performance on my system rather than portability of the files. Once you hit next, you can name the VM and find the location where you want the disk and system to live. ![]() I always start with the minimal, but I never quite know what I’m going to use each image for until I start playing around with it. Then I download the Minimal ISO from CentOS: Once I have the software running, then I do the following: Installing the VMware workstation isn’t something I am going into here, it’s like installing any other basic software on your desktop, so I won’t go over that here. ![]() I used to use VirtualBox, but their licensing restrictions are slightly daunting. Their website says: “The free version is available for non-commercial, personal and home use.” When you do pay for it (once you start making money or are working somewhere that you need it), it’s only $149.99 (as of when I checked) I’m putting this here for me to remember my steps in the future, but in case anyone else finds this helpful, yay, internet!įirst of all, I’m a fan of VMware Workstation Player. Most of the things I learn on Linux, I’ve learned to play around with as virtual machines on my Windows Desktop.
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