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VMware 2 for Linux (Linux)

Format: Paperback
Author: Jason Compton
ReleaseDate: 24 August, 2000
Publisher: Premier Press
Rating:

Outdated reference
Predictably, it was outdated and not very relevant. I told a friend that I was installing the latest version of VMware Workstation and he offered me a copy of this book. At times, I also found it fairly poorly written. For the complete novice (that is for some reason trying to install very outdated software) this book might be mildly useful. .

Nice work
The text is clear in explanations, profusely illustrated, and has some good examples. I'm a dedicated Linux user but teach a Microsoft Office class, so I needed to install Windows 98 and Office on my home machine as a guest under Linux. The CD has a demo of Vmware as well as some handy utilities. Configuring networking is explained well, as well as integrating in a Samba environment. If you are looking to use VMware and office/business apps, this book and VMware could be the answer (Vmware offers hobbyist licenses. . . ). If you are interested in playing Windows based games with 3D acceleration, forget about it DirectX support is not available yet. All in all a worthwhile book.