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How to increase VRAM in VMware

When you get poor graphics performance in VMware, you need to increase vram to get better graphics. To increase graphics value, you need to edit .vmx file of your Guest OS. Goto, VMware folder or to the Guest OS folder to find .vmx file. Once you get that file, open it with a text editor. Click to zoom this Image Depending on the type of VRAM, change the value for your Guest OS. Click to zoom this Image Click to zoom this Image Once you change the value of VRAM (please check above screenshot of VRAM values from 16MB to 512MB). Save the file and exit and then check the Graphics performance of your Guest OS. Click to zoom this Image You are Done. For more details, please check the knowledge-base of VMware website. Link: https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=1003

Installing Ubuntu Server in VMware

Ubuntu Server- A brief introduction :  Ubuntu Server  is based on Debian Linux Operating System for personal computers , tablets and smartphones . Like Ubuntu Desktop Edition ,  Ubuntu Server  uses the same APT ( Advanced Package Tool ) repositories. The Advanced Package Tool, is a free software user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on the Debian, Slackware and other Linux distributions. The differences between Ubuntu Desktop and  Ubuntu Server  is the absence of an X Window environment in a default installation of the server edition and some alterations to the installation process. The server edition uses a screen-mode, character-based interface for the installation, instead of a graphical installation process. This enables installation on machines with a serial or "dumb terminal" interface without graphics support. Today I am going to show you how to install  Ubuntu Server  o...

Configure Wordpress manually with xampp

We all know that Wordpress is a free and open source Content Management System  (CMS), based on PHP and MySQL. It is the most easiest tool to create a Blog or a Website.  Today, I am going to show you how to manually configure your wordpress with xampp web server. Before we begin, make sure that xampp web server should be install on your Windows OS. 1. Goto  https://wordpress.org/download/  and click on download button to download latest version of wordpress. Click to zoom this image 2. Once downloaded, extract wordpress. Click to zoom this image 3. Place the wordpress folder to htdocs folder of xampp. Click to zoom this image 4. Click on START (Windows Logo) and then click to start xampp control panel. Click to zoom this image 5. Start Apache and MySQL services and then, click on Admin button. If you got an error that Apache won't start, then please check my post Fix Apache error in xampp . Click to zoom this image 6. On phpM...

Fix Apache error in xampp

After Installing xampp (on windows), if you get "Apache" won't start then here the guideline you need to check. Click to zoom this image Please check the error log. Here, port 443 is taken by VMWare daemon. Either you have to change this port no. in VMWare or assigned a different port no. for Apache in xampp. I have tried to change port no. in VMWare. Click to zoom this image Click to zoom this image Open VMWare Workstation. Goto Edit and then click on Preferences . Click to zoom this image Now click on Shared VMs on the left window pane and then click on Change Settings button. Click to zoom this image On the next pop-up window, click on Disable Sharing, HTTPS box will active to change port number. Click to zoom this image Now change its port number other than 443 and click on OK button and close VMWare Workstation. Click to zoom this image Now open xampp and click Start button to run Apache services. You are do...