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## <a name="Why_not_vmware_"> Why not vmware? </a>
**_Q:_** GNU won't work in [[VmWare]], it hangs when reaching the Hurd bootstrap.
**_A:_** Note that Vmware is not supported software to run the Hurd on it. Reasons include:
1. Vmware is not [free software](http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html), which is against our philosophy.
2. Obtaining a licensed copy to debug it costs (at least) $300.
3. Vmware's sources and specification are not publicly available, which makes debugging tasks really painful.
4. GNU is not in [Vmware's official supported operating systems page](http://www.vmware.com/support/ws3/doc/ws32_guestos2.html#1034043).
We recommend to use [free](http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) alternatives, like the [[BochsEmulator]].
-- [[Main/RobertMillan]] - 23 Jul 2002
I have been able to install Debian/Hurd K2 on [[VmWare]] ... I remember just some steps (I did too many retries):
* I had to create the devices by hand because the native-install scripts fails (a lot of commands gets Killed)
* I copied passwd and group to /etc
* then I have deleted /dev/console and run native-install
It's really painful and error-prone ... some help comes from:
* adding <code>**--readonly**</code> at boot and then doing <code>**setsysops / --writable**</code>
* doing <code>**exit**</code> if the commands are killed (you get a new term but you must type tthhiiss wwaayy)
* doing <code>**export TERM=mach**</code>
I really don't know why it happens ... (I'm a Hurd newbie :-) )
I will post the exact procedure once I can reproduce it.
-- [[TWiki/AndreaSterbini]] - 2 Apr 2003
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