Contents of the readme file

What exactly is this?
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Debian Testing etch beta 3 official snapshot (20060810)
minimal Gnome system with Synaptic
installed into VMware Workstation 4.5.3
installed VMwareTools 5.5.2
8 GB disc capacity split into files < 2 GB
96MB RAM

users:
username: root password: root
username: user password: user

language: English
keyboard: US/German (easy to add others)
screen resolution: 1024*768


Features:
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- works with VMware Workstation 4.x and 5.x and Player 1.x
- tested with VMware Workstation 4.5.3 and 5.5.2, Player 1.0.2
- VMwaretools are fully installed
- all files are smaller than 2 GB to be able to make a snapshot by packing them with zip
- the system is prepared to share files with the host via:
  - Shared Folders of the VMware Workstation
  - virtual network with SMBFS
  - virtual network with CIFS
- if the host is online the system is ready for installation of new packages (about 18000).
  The four main repository addresses for testing have been added to the sources.list.
  Just start Desktop->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager and press reload
- for more information start the Epiphany or the Firefox web browser. Both have their
  homepages pointed to  http://www.visoracle.com/download/debian/  so that it is most
  convenient to get e.g. networking set up (you will have to copy and paste commands)


Documentation files in the debian directory:
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InstallDoc.txt
a description of how exactly this appliance has been installed

VMwareToolsDialog.txt
the VMwareTools installation terminal dialog

sources.list   (currently used by Synaptic)
standard repositories for testing and security updates for etch


Homepage with additional info:
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- how to get started and what packages may be useful to load
- some mini HowTos like e.g:
  - how and why to set up SMBFS or CIFS instead of using Shared Folders.
    This is essential for Player users but because CIFS is the more
    functional way of sharing folders it is generally interesting.
- more to come over time. I plan to collect essential Linux tips and tricks here
  and keep the Debian testing VMware appliance up to date.

http://www.visoracle.com/download/debian/