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

September 9, 2014 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

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

Download CentOS 7 GNOME Live Desktop

CentOS 7 GNOME3 Live ISO

Download CentOS 7 Live
Select the CentOS 7 Linux Live Release.
Create a New Virtual Machine.
Load CentOS 7 GNOME Live ISO Image.
Choose the Operating System Type.
Click on Customize Settings.

Set the Name.
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!
Start the CentOS 7 VM.
Start CentOS GNOME3 Live.
Double-Click on “Install to Hard Drive” on Desktop.
Select the Language
Set the Installation Destination

Re-Select the Hard Drive and Possibly Make a Custom Partitioning…
Begin the Installation
Set the Root Password
Create a User
Quit to Reboot
Login into CentOS GNOME 3 Desktop
First, Configuration

Possibly Setup the Cloud Account Access
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