VMware is a great technology that completely give you freedom inside an operating system. You can run a complete operating system inside an operating system. There is no limitation and its not very hard to configure. Try out another operating system, test a different platform, preview a new distro. Hopefully this page of VMware images, or "Virtual Appliances" is useful.
These images will work in:
- VMware Player free!
- VMware Server free!
- VMware Workstation 5.5+
- VMware ESX 3+/VMware Virtual Infrastructure
- Get the free VMware Player (or VMware Server, ESX 3, or VMware Workstation)
- Download the image you want to use (see the list below)
- Unzip it
- Load the image in VMware
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- Click one of the fast torrent download! links below
- There will be a short pause before, and then your high speed download will begin
CentOS 4.6, server install. Long Term Support (until 2012!)
centos-4.6-i386-server.zip, 471M
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md5sum: a23b88a9db64e3dce27b8b11b02c0cc5
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice".
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CentOS 4.7, server install. Long Term Support (until 2012!)
centos-4.7-i386-server.zip, 428M
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md5sum: 81eeeb86168a971aed6092b0c041b467
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice".
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CentOS 4.8, server install. Long Term Support (until 2014!)
Notes: Login as user "root", password is "thoughtpolice"
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32-bit: centos-4.8-i386-server.zip, 469M
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md5sum: 25dd0d9838cde9840d862c53fd92cd15
64-bit: centos-4.8-x86_64-server.zip, 471M
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md5sum: 3e8627d0b36b2a37db105606b65848ea
CentOS 5.0, server install. Long Term Support (until 2014!)
centos-5.0-i386-server.zip, 400M
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md5sum: 0cbe6c9551d32483e4e84ed0f87f69ee
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice".
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CentOS 5.1, server install. Long Term Support (until 2014!)
centos-5.1-i386-server.zip, 909M
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md5sum: b082495b1a01a854c88723967e614cd6
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice".
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CentOS 5.2, server install. Long Term Support (until 2014!)
centos-5.2-i386-server.zip, 908M
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md5sum: 4c31ce20e97de313647a809219788a77
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice".
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CentOS 5.3, server install. Long Term Support (until 2014!)
Notes: Login as user "root", password is "thoughtpolice"
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32-bit: centos-5.3-i386-server.zip, 963M
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md5sum: aa9972661a1f6e42b4056a38f0a18854
64-bit: centos-5.3-x86_64-server.zip, 1039M
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md5sum: e3253bcd4c47fe8dc5bbdb4442c08971
CentOS 5.4, server install. new! Long Term Support (until 2014!)
Notes: Login as user "root", password is "thoughtpolice"
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32-bit: centos-5.4-i386-server.zip, 965M
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md5sum: 67cae177842ef0533c6ca604cddeec53
64-bit: centos-5.4-x86_64-server.zip, 1038M
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md5sum: d82cbced59652025dc9e51078dd0e39e
Debian Sarge (Debian 3.1), minimal (netinstall) version.
debian-31r0a-i386-netinst-kernel2.6.zip, 115M
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md5sum: a2f41713f9f7407a9a3e43fb27fd2e24
Notes: root password is set at first boot.
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Note: 2.6 kernel chosen, not the default 2.4 kernel.
Debian Etch (Debian 4.0), minimal (netinstall) version.
debian-40r0-i386-netinst.zip, 299M
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md5sum: 2a1cb887f658701c0b1ff095600ee6f9 (old: 0782efdb31751e6dbbff3d9775064943)
Notes: There are two accounts: "root" and "notroot". Password for both is "thoughtpolice".
Networking not working? rm /etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-net.rules && reboot (fixed in new image).
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Debian Lenny (Debian 5.0), minimal (netinstall) version.
Notes: There are two accounts: "root" and "notroot". Password for both is "thoughtpolice".
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32-bit: debian-500-i386-netinst.zip, 150M
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md5sum: 35a21a670c680f7fd40da0fd8bb5f3b7 old: 0560ec47daead10420ae2c75357cbe08
64-bit: debian-500-amd64-netinst.zip, 147M
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md5sum: 4d6d05196d38bc3eb0b47063918fd067 old: a7146e6df4d5acf35b523c7831ad3b57
Fedora Core 4 (Stentz), minimal install.
fedora-fc4-i386.zip, 283M
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md5sum: 8e46e5ac5fe813cf83454febed2cfdef
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice". Remember that a standard install means selinux enabled, firewall on.
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Fedora Core 5 (Bordeaux), standard install
fedora-fc5-i386.zip, 977M
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md5sum: 16642a65686a6fb5b283d34e1c359662
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice"
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Fedora Core 6 (Zod), standard install
fedora-fc6-i386.zip, 875M
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md5sum: 4e0037f18d4a43b04df33a920c5f751b
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice"
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Getting Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! after an LVM error? See here.
Fedora 7 (Moonshine), standard install
fedora-7-i386.zip, 972M
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md5sum: 8e94dd615280c8aa82129c325c6c8add
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice"
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Note: Uses the BusLogic SCSI adaptor.
Getting Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! after an LVM error? See here.
Fedora 8 (Werewolf), standard install
fedora-8-i386.zip, 1149M
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md5sum: 102fe7c3b01a22a462f718a3fbc81068
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice"
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Note: Uses the BusLogic SCSI adaptor.
Fedora 9 (Sulphur), standard install
fedora-9-i386.zip, 1199M
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md5sum: aad622763be3508a33aa90ea316d49ae
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice"
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Note: Uses the BusLogic SCSI adaptor.
Fedora 10 (Cambridge), standard install
fedora-10-i386.zip, 696M
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md5sum: f417a4e0317cfdc0778bfaa484eda38b
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice"
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Fedora 11 (Leonidas), standard install.
Notes: Login as user "root", password is "thoughtpolice"
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32-bit: fedora-11-i386.zip, 1219M
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md5sum: 5fd954f77a4bd5d752b49438f51630a9
64-bit: fedora-11-x86_64.zip.zip, 1229M
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md5sum: 33396a7b703ed2db8c05e5ca6080a8d6
Fedora 12 (Constantine), standard install. new!
Notes: Login as user "root", password is "thoughtpolice"
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32-bit: fedora-12-i386.zip, 1051M
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md5sum: 4a959a99cbac08a10fd12d445664cbae
64-bit: fedora-12-x86_64.zip.zip, 1121M
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md5sum: a0285962e9c444e7c0ff5a20c2a83037
FreeBSD 6.0, minimal install.
freebsd-6.0-i386.zip, 129M
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md5sum: 505718f94ae67c4c8db22784b27a91f2
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice"
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FreeBSD 6.1, user install.
freebsd-6.1-i386.zip, 173M
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md5sum: 9a591ab3447e8781a27a4b5151acc121
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice"
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FreeBSD 6.2, user install.
freebsd-6.2-i386.zip, 235M
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md5sum: 5a78b8c7074f9ccd755d43e177e14b39
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice"
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FreeBSD 6.3, user install.
freebsd-6.3-i386.zip, 221M
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md5sum: 5b05a4218799db57eebe6b0dd88f2fa0
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice"
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FreeBSD 6.4, user install.
freebsd-6.4-i386.zip, 224M
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md5sum: d5d99356b840d34c22d44744281f678f
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice"
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Note: SCSI disk (unlike the other 6.x releases)!
FreeBSD 7.0, user install.
freebsd-7.0-i386.zip, 305M
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md5sum: 76edfb287ce8b66c7c404d9488427321
Notes: root password is "thoughtpolice"
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FreeBSD 7.2, user install.
Notes: Root password is "thoughtpolice"
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32-bit: freebsd-7.2-i386.zip, 348M
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md5sum: 449dc7ef6ee3770c2a79a69399258fc4
64-bit: freebsd-7.2-amd64.zip, 286M
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md5sum: 1ad9fbe9a885e8fe7fc24036a37a090f
FreeBSD 7.2, user install. new!
Notes: Root password is "thoughtpolice"
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32-bit: freebsd-7.3-i386.zip, 363M
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md5sum: 3a4589fa5a35163850d4a8529bc088fe
64-bit: freebsd-7.3-amd64.zip, 302M
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md5sum: 0d76add0103f4589d0efcb67f770480d
FreeBSD 8.0, standard install.
Notes: Root password is "thoughtpolice"
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32-bit: freebsd-8.0-i386.zip, 125M
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md5sum: 7636347fb546bf66b19bc9267c992bb8
64-bit: freebsd-8.0-amd64.zip, 137M
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md5sum: 5c9487fc19f4112f673915b350979e19
OpenSUSE 11.2 (Fichte)
Notes: There are two accounts, "root" and "notroot"; the password for both is "thoughtpolice"
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32-bit: opensuse-11.2-i586.zip, 1104M
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md5sum: 0fcf1df17ecc251cc28b52caa80f1e71
64-bit: opensuse-11.2-x86_64.zip, 1138M
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md5sum: d9d8c3662b1e973e4cc3bbbe89398b06
Ubuntu Server 6.06.2 LTS (Dapper Drake) Long Term Support (until 2011!)
ubuntu-server-6.06.2-i386.zip, 184M
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md5sum: 63e61c40a51a14f88bd4a6435226a1a5
Notes: There is no root account. Login as user "notroot", password is "thoughtpolice"
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Note: if you get stuck at "uncompressing kernel", see Ubuntu forums.
Ubuntu Server 6.10 (Edgy Eft)
ubuntu-server-6.10-i386.zip, 171M
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md5sum: 457ad56694948a110058445fad271b36
Notes: There is no root account. Login as user "notroot", password is "thoughtpolice" (the README contains the wrong username).
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Note: This image will not run on the Pentium M (or CPUs that do not support PAE) – you will get the error Unknown Interrupt or fault at EIP
Ubuntu Server 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)
ubuntu-server-7.04-i386.zip, 189M
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md5sum: 078020bab05ce5e0555870e4c15b1b60 (old: 208aee98417c6067a0e7d46f1f3a5df3)
Notes: There is no root account. Login as user "notroot", password is "thoughtpolice"
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Ubuntu Server 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)
ubuntu-server-7.10-i386.zip, 189M
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md5sum: 91f35468f9548e3710269e404d9b2ec9
Notes: There is no root account. Login as user "notroot", password is "thoughtpolice"
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Get the messages PANIC: CPU too old for this kernel.? See launchpad.
Ubuntu Server 8.04.1 LTS (Hardy Heron) Long Term Support (until 2013!)
ubuntu-server-8.04.1-i386.zip, 181M
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md5sum: 734f3d9a7da4d431c5c241af258b5cd7
Notes: There is no root account. Login as user "notroot", password is "thoughtpolice"
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Ubuntu Server 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)
ubuntu-server-8.10-i386.zip, 190M
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md5sum: 5b4b7383713c4feab285f5ba0aab7fe2
Notes: There is no root account. Login as user "notroot", password is "thoughtpolice"
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Ubuntu Server 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
Notes: There is no root account. Login as user "notroot", password is "thoughtpolice"
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32-bit: ubuntu-server-9.04-i386.zip, 226M
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md5sum: f79dc878cb42fb0bfa57409fb88d99f0
64-bit: ubuntu-server-9.04-amd64.zip, 224M
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md5sum: 030fccb55299857ecf945620b8461c45
Ubuntu Server 9.10 (Karmic Koala)
Notes: There is no root account. Login as user "notroot", password is "thoughtpolice"
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32-bit: ubuntu-server-9.10-i386.zip, 240M
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md5sum: 42667147822d874ffbacedf14c8539ae
64-bit: ubuntu-server-9.10-amd64.zip, 239M
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md5sum: bc3fd9ec4b80362fd5947d5031268eab
Ubuntu Server 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) new!
Notes: There is no root account. Login as user "notroot", password is "thoughtpolice"
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32-bit: ubuntu-server-10.04-i386.zip, 249M
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md5sum: cdc867136029fd1eb09b9254cf8a73e5
64-bit: ubuntu-server-10.04-amd64.zip, 255M
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md5sum: b5bc8a907ae62dac973f59075f5f61ce
