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NetBSD 7 Installation with XFCE and Apps on VMware

This tutorial shows how to install NetBSD 7 with XFCE 4 Desktop and basic applications (Firefox, Flash Player, VLC and Gimp) on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. We'll also install VMware Tools on NetBSD 7 for better performance and usability. This tutorial is also helpful to installing NetBSD 7 on physical computer or laptop hardware.

NetBSD 7 Installation Steps:

1. Download NetBSD 7 ISO
2. Create Virtual Machine for NetBSD on VMware Workstation/Player
3. Start installation
4. Install Xfce 4 Desktop
5. Install applications such as Firefox, Flash Player, VLC and Gimp
6. Install VMware Tools on NetBSD 7
7. NetBSD 7 Review

Installing NetBSD 7 with XFCE Desktop and Applications on VMware

What is NetBSD?

NetBSD is a free, secure, and highly portable UNIX-like Open Source operating system available for many platforms, from 64-bit AlphaServers and desktop systems to handheld and embedded devices. Its clean design and advanced features make it excellent in both production and research environments, and it is user-supported with complete source. Many applications are easily available through The NetBSD Packages Collection.
NetBSD Website: https://www.netbsd.org/

NetBSD 7 New Features and Improvements

NetBSD is a highly portable operating system which runs on most CPU architectures. The latest release features several improvements, including better graphics performance, multiprocessor ARM support and NetBSD has been tested on Raspberry Pi 2 and BeagleBoard mini computers. This release also includes the blacklist daemon (blacklistd), a service which protects network services.

NetBSD 7 release brings stability improvements, hundreds of bug fixes, and many new features. Some highlights of the NetBSD 7.0 release are: DRM/KMS support brings accelerated graphics to x86 systems using modern Intel and Radeon devices. Multiprocessor ARM support. Support for many new ARM boards: Raspberry Pi 2, ODROID-C1, BeagleBoard, BeagleBone, BeagleBone Black, MiraBox, Allwinner A20, A31: Cubieboard2, Cubietruck, Banana Pi, etc. Freescale i.MX50, i.MX51: Kobo Touch, Netwalker, Xilinx Zynq: Parallella and ZedBoard.

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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