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Title: Question concerning sharing programs across different user accounts in Ubuntu
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Published: Aug 28, 2011
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Post Date: 2011-08-28 17:52:39 by F.A. Hayek Fan
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I recently began running Ubuntu Linux via dual boot on my computer system. It's pretty cool but there are some things I am having problems with. I eventually want to get rid of the dual boot and just run Linux. At the same time I want to run Windows 7 in a virtual machine using VMware Player. I have created four separate users, one for each member of the family.

I have successfully installed VMware Player and I have successfully created a virtual window that runs Windows 7. However, the Windows 7 virtual window can only be seen under my user name. What do I have to do for all four users to be able to see the Windows 7 virtual window? It takes 40 GB to install Windows 7 on a virtual window. It makes no sense that I would have to load it three other times and waste 120GB of disk space on the same thing. There has to be a way that I can set it up so everyone can see the virtual window under their user name.

Any ideas?

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However, the Windows 7 virtual window can only be seen under my user name.

Can you explain exactly what you mean by the above? Unless you installed vmware player as a regular user instead of root (superuser), any user should be able to run vmware player. Mine is installed at /usr/bin/vmplayer. Opening a terminal and typing "/usr/bin/vmplayer" would probably start it up for any user. If not, then you can open a terminal in your session and type "which vmplayer" and that should tell you where it's installed. If it *is* installed in someplace beginning with "/home/[youruserid/..." then it will only be accessable to you and not the other users.

I use ubuntu with vmplayer running windows so I should be able to assist.

Pinguinite  posted on  2011-08-28   19:38:03 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Can you explain exactly what you mean by the above? Unless you installed vmware player as a regular user instead of root (superuser), any user should be able to run vmware player. Mine is installed at /usr/bin/vmplayer. Opening a terminal and typing "/usr/bin/vmplayer" would probably start it up for any user. If not, then you can open a terminal in your session and type "which vmplayer" and that should tell you where it's installed. If it *is* installed in someplace beginning with "/home/[youruserid/..." then it will only be accessable to you and not the other users.

I see where the problem might be. I installed the WMware Player as a superuser, so the VMware Player itself can be seen by everyone. However, the Windows 7 virtual machine that I created can only be seen by my user name. However, I think you just gave me the reason why. When I created the Windows 7 virtual Window, I was logged in under my normal user name instead of as a superuser (duh).

Ok, so I guess I remove the Windows 7 virtual Window and reinstall it under my SU account? If so, is there a specific way to do it? I don't see a delete or remove command in any of the drop down menus.

Thank you for your help.

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2011-08-28   20:06:12 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

I don't see a delete or remove command in any of the drop down menus.

OK. I found it. I deleted it and will now reinstall under SU. Keep your fingers crossed! :)

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2011-08-28   20:33:13 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

OK. I found it. I deleted it and will now reinstall under SU. Keep your fingers crossed! :)

Well, you didn't need to do that, actually. You can transfer the existing windows files so that all users can access them. I expect that you'll find that no one can use the windows files after they are installed and owned by root (superuser). If so, you'll need to make them accessable to all users by using the "chmod" command. Let me know.

Pinguinite  posted on  2011-08-28   20:47:34 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

When I want to add Windows programs to Windows 7 such as Office Suite 2010, do I just do within Windows 7 as I would if it were a real machine? Also, do I need to install anti-virus software as I would if it were a real machine?

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2011-08-28   21:17:26 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

When I want to add Windows programs to Windows 7 such as Office Suite 2010, do I just do within Windows 7 as I would if it were a real machine? Also, do I need to install anti-virus software as I would if it were a real machine?

Yes and yes.

The vmplayer windows is for net purposes it's own standalone PC. If you intend to use it as frequently as before, with email lots of web browsing and other things that are equally dangerous on a windows PC, then you should add the anti-virus software just as you would a normal windows PC.

Pinguinite  posted on  2011-08-28   21:20:39 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

The vmplayer windows is for net purposes it's own standalone PC. If you intend to use it as frequently as before, with email lots of web browsing and other things that are equally dangerous on a windows PC, then you should add the anti-virus software just as you would a normal windows PC.

Ok thanks. I can get by with Linux and Libre Office but my wife has been traumatized by her loss of MS Word. I will do my best to talk her into not Windows 7 for any Internet access. At least not until next week when I can hopefully find the time to install AVG.

Thank you very much for your help.

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2011-08-28   21:26:16 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

At least not until next week when I can hopefully find the time to install AVG.

Well, one of the super great things about vmplayer is that if Windows does get infected, you now have the choice of cleaning it with anti virus software OR just deleting the entire windows files and reinstalling them as you did just now. The latter may well be easier. You can also just copy the windows files in linux after all your windows software is installed, and restore that anytime you have any doubts about it's integrity. No more do you have to format the hard disk and (for the most part) figure out how to salvage your stuff. Vmplayer makes it very easy and fast to backup and restore your entire windows system.

Openoffice is a perfectly fine replacement for Word. It does everything word does, as far as I know anyway, including reading and writing word files.

Pinguinite  posted on  2011-08-28   21:38:47 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Openoffice is a perfectly fine replacement for Word. It does everything word does, as far as I know anyway, including reading and writing word files.

It is virtually identical in every important respect and the price is right too - free.

Original_Intent  posted on  2011-08-28   22:41:06 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

#17. To: Original_Intent (#15)

Openoffice is a perfectly fine replacement for Word. It does everything word does, as far as I know anyway, including reading and writing word files.

It is virtually identical in every important respect and the price is right too - free.

While it is true that Libre Office does pretty much the same exact thing as Word, it doesn't do it in the same way which, for some reason, completely blows my wife's mind. She's a creature of habit who fights tooth and nail against change - at least when it comes to computer technology. Anyway, since I now live 5 days of the week in St. Louis and only come home on the weekends, I am not there to help her figure out how to do things. Nor do I have the time to try and walk her through it over the phone. Therefore it is much easier for me to create a Windows 7 virtual window and add MS Office to it. Then everyone is happy.

That is IF I can get it to work properly. Right now the virtual window can only be seen when logged in as root. Hopefully Pinguinite will have some advice on how to fix this.

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2011-09-04 10:47:17 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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