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VMWare workstation player download [SOLVED] 2026

Friday, 2025.02.07 J.D. H. Leave a comment

⚠️ Major Update (Feb 2026): VMware Workstation Player has been discontinued. Read below for what happened and what to use instead. QUESTION: I need to download VMware Workstation Player, but I can’t find it anywhere. Does anyone know where to get it? ANSWER: VMware Workstation Player no longer exists as a standalone product. Broadcom discontinued it in May 2024, and version 17.x reached end-of-life on November 17, 2025. No more updates, no more downloads from official sources. The good news? VMware Workstation Pro is now

bad shim signature- you need to load the kernel first [SOLVED]

Tuesday, 2025.01.28 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Fixing “Bad Shim Signature – You Need to Load the Kernel First” When Installing Pop!_OS If you’ve ever tried installing Pop!_OS and encountered the frustrating “Bad Shim Signature – You Need to Load the Kernel First” error, don’t worry—you’re not alone! 🤯 This issue usually rears its head on systems with Secure Boot enabled. Luckily, there’s a straightforward fix to get you past this roadblock and on your way to enjoying Pop!_OS. Let’s dive in! 🐧 The Culprit: Secure Boot

Enable mod_rewrite on TurnKey Linux Apache2

Tuesday, 2015.12.29 J.D. H. Leave a comment

How to enable mod_rewrite on TurnKey Linux: a2enmod rewrite root@lamp ~# a2enmod rewrite Enabling module rewrite. To activate the new configuration, you need to run: service apache2 restart root@lamp ~# service apache2 restart [….] Restarting web server: apache2apache2: Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName … waiting .apache2: Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName . ok root@lamp ~# 🙂 [end] Top Search Terms:apache enable

ProFTPd MySQL configuration / Linux free space check / setting Gentoo static IP

Saturday, 2011.10.08 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Links and info that were useful during a recent database server move: #1 Setting (or changing) a static IP address on Gentoo: Gentoo Forums :: View topic – Switching to a static IP (within your network)http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-747458-start-0.html #2 Find out how much disk space is left in Linux, or what the disk size is Linux Command To Find How Much Disk Space Is Being Used Show Displayhttp://www.wallpaperama.com/forums/linux-command-to-find-how-much-disk-space-is-being-used-show-display-t713.htmla simple linux shell command to show you how much space a directory is using