Calculate Linux 13

Alexander Tratsevskiy has announced the release of Calculate Linux 13, a Gentoo-based distribution for desktops and servers: "We are proud to announce the final release of Calculate Linux 13. Main changes and fixes: meta-packages are no longer used to manage default dependencies; Portage files will be unpacked when booting for the first time; better identification of NTFS partitions; fixed the user profile configuration for VMware; Composite enabled by default for VMware; should you want to replace main applications, their launch icons will be created correctly; in case the user modified the local Portage overlay repositories, those can now be restored; Calculate Utilities were updated to 3.1; full French translation now available...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a full list of changes. Get your preferred edition from the distribution's mirrors or download the default "KDE" variants from here: cld-13-i686.iso (2,016MB, MD5, torrent), x86_64/cld-13-x86_64.iso (2,233MB, MD5, torrent).

How To Install VMware Player 5.0.1 Under Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/Linux Mint 13

In this tutorial, we will help you install the latest version of VMware Player (5.0.1) under a system running Ubuntu/Linux Mint.

You can isntall VMware Player in the following distributions:

• Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/11.10 or older
• Linux Mint 13/12 or older

Installing Dependencies

Before installing VMware Player, you need to run this command to install some dependencies:

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`

VMware Player 5.0.1 Installation

   1. 32-bit Platforms:

To install VMware Player 5.0.1 under a 32-bit system, open the terminal and run these commands:

mkdir ~/VMware && cd ~/VMware 

wget -c http://goo.gl/qGcHF -O VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.i386.bundle.tar 

tar -xvf VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.i386.bundle.tar 

chmod +x VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.i386.bundle 

sudo sh VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.i386.bundle

Then follow setup instructions.

   2. 64-bit Platforms:

For 64-bit systems, you can install VMware Player 5.0.1 with these commands:

mkdir ~/VMware && cd ~/VMware 

wget -c http://goo.gl/aoveM -O VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.x86_64.bundle.tar 

tar -xvf VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.x86_64.bundle.tar 

chmod +x VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.x86_64.bundle 

sudo sh VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.x86_64.bundle

Then follow setup instructions.