How to Install CentOS 7 Gnome Linux Desktop on VMware Fusion 7 Easy Visual Guide

1. Download CentOS 7 GNOME Live Desktop

   CentOS 7 GNOME3 Live ISO

   Download CentOS 7 Live

   Select the CentOS 7 Linux Live Release.

2. Create a New Virtual Machine.

   

3. Load CentOS 7 GNOME Live ISO Image.

   

4. Choose the Operating System Type.

   

5. Click on Customize Settings.

   

   Set the Name.

   

6. Then Set the Disk Size to At Least 64Gb.

   

   Take Note: The Disk then will be Auto-Growing and 64Gb here it’s Just the Upper Limit!

   

7. Start the CentOS 7 VM.

   

8. Start CentOS GNOME3 Live.

   

9. Double-Click on “Install to Hard Drive” on Desktop.

   

10. Select the Language

    

11. Set the Installation Destination

    
    Re-Select the Hard Drive and Possibly Make a Custom Partitioning…
    

12. Begin the Installation

    

13. Set the Root Password

    
    

14. Create a User

    
    

15. Quit to Reboot

    

16. Login into CentOS GNOME 3 Desktop

    

17. First, Configuration

    
    
    Possibly Setup the Cloud Account Access
    
    

18. Enjoy your New CentOS 7 GNOME Desktop

    

    How to Install CentOS 7 GNOME Linux Desktop on VMware Fusion 7 Easy Visual Guide

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    Install CentOS 7 GNOME Desktop on VMware Fusion 7

    The Tutorial shows you Visually and Step-by-Step How to Install CentOS 7 GNOME 3 32/64-bit Linux Desktop on VMware Fusion 7.

    VMware Fusion 7 come with the ability to Run Hypervisor Applications such as VMware Workstation inside the virtual machine.
    So you can install VMware Workstation in CentOS 7 virtual machine, and then for Example use Workstation to create a nested Windows Virtual Machine.

    CentOS 7 New Features:

    • Kernel updated to 3.10.0
    • Support for Linux Containers
    • Open VMware Tools and 3D graphics drivers out of the box
    • OpenJDK-7 as default JDK
    • In Place Upgrade from 6.5 to 7.0 (as already mentioned)
    • LVM-snapshots with ext4 and XFS
    • Switch to systemd, firewalld and GRUB2
    • XFS as default file system
    • iSCSI and FCoE in kernel space
    • Support for PTPv2
    • Support for 40G Ethernet Cards
    • Supports installations in UEFI Secure Boot mode on compatible hardware