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Neptune OS 4.5 Linux Installation on VMware

Easy tutorial on how to install Neptune OS 4.5 Linux on VMware Workstation or Player step by step. We also install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) for better VM performance and usability. This video also helps if you install Neptune OS 4.5 on physical computer or laptop hardware.

Neptune OS 4.5 Installation Steps:

1. Download Neptune OS 4.5.2 ISO
2. Create VM on VMware Workstation/Player
3. Start Neptune OS Installation
4. Install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools)
5. Test VMware Tools Features on Neptune OS 4.5

Installing Neptune OS 4.5 on VMware Tutorial

What is Neptune OS Linux?

Neptune is a GNU/Linux Distribution for desktops based on Debian 7.0 Wheezy, except for a newer kernel and some drivers. It ships with a modern KDE Plasma Desktop with its main view on a good looking multimedia system which allows for getting work done. It also is a system which is flexible and very useful on usb sticks. Therefore we developed easy to use applications like USB Installer aswell as a Persistent Creator that allows you to store changes to your system on your live usb stick.
Neptune OS Website: https://neptuneos.com/

Neptune OS 4.5 New Features and Improvements

The new version, Neptune 4.5, removes TrueCrypt in favour of the VeraCrypt encrypted storage software. This version comes with some core updates to the system including LTS Kernel 3.18.25, systemd 227, libc6 2.19, Mesa 10.5.9, ALSA 1.0.27 and more. For the first time we also offer a testing version of our Plasma 5 version based on Plasma 5.5.3 as a separate ISO download. The usual software Updates like Chromium updated to version 46 and Icedove to 38.5 are also included. We replaced TrueCrypt with VeraCrypt which is compatible with TrueCrypt containers.

What is VMware Workstation?

VMware Workstation is a hypervisor that runs on x86-64 computers; it enables users to set up one or more virtual machines (VMs) on a single physical machine, and use them simultaneously along with the actual machine.
VMware Workstation product website: https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation

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