[ale] VMWare/KDE

[Wandered Inn]

> "I. Herman" wrote:
> 
> Quick question about vmware:
> 
> I recently installed Mandrake 7.2, and when adding some extra
> applications I went ahead and installed vmware.  Is that the 30-day
> trial version or a typical open/free source version?

As I understand it, there is no free version of vmware.  If there is,
I'm pissed, cause I paid for it at the ALS. :)  Since then I've found
there are similar tools, like plex86 (check out slashdot for more info
there) that are either free or cheaper.

I believe it will time out on you.  You should be able to purchase it by
going to the vmware site, but you might want to hurry as I understand
that the individual license price (~$100) is going away soon.

> 
> Also, where is a good how-to on vmware?

There is some info on the vmware site, but I found that there is a lot
of stuff you need to know that's not there.  I spent quite a bit of time
corresponding via email with vmware support, before I was successful in
resolving my problems.

They were very responsive though.  They also told me that a lot of the
info I had gotten from them via email was not available on the web site.

> **************************************
> Part 2:
> 
> Drake 7.2 has KDE 2.0 on it, what's better KDE 2 or
> Gnome/Enlightenment?  Can I use themes w/ either one?  I am new to
> Mandrake...so I'm kind of a Linux newbie.  I have been working on
> Solaris SPARC boxes w/ CDE...so that's more what I'm used to.
> 
> Thanks,
> Izzie
> 

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