VMWare Workstation Pro and Fusion links unavailable or hard to find.

Problem

• VMWare Workstation Pro and Fusion links unavailable or hard to find.

Solution

• After your account created / logged in:
  • https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/free-downloads
    or
  • https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleNumber=368667
    both lead to
    • https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware Workstation Pro&freeDownloads=true
    • https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware Fusion&freeDownloads=true

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Installing cpp-13, gcc-13 and g++-13 in Debian 12

Continuing from my previous post for setting default versions of cpp, gcc & clang, here I describe how to install cpp-13 on Debian 12.

Problem:

Debian 12 only contains up to cpp-12.

Solution:

Download, compile, install and configure cpp-13, gcc-13, g++-13 :

wget https://gcc.gnu.org/pub/gcc/releases/gcc-13.3.0/gcc-13.3.0.tar.gz
tar -xvzf gcc-13.3.0.tar.gz
cd gcc-13.3.0

make distclean
./contrib/download_prerequisites
./configure --disable-multilib --enable-languages=c,c++ --program-suffix=-13
make -j3

sudo make install
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/cpp cpp /usr/local/bin/cpp-13 50
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/local/bin/gcc-13 50

Where 50 is the next level used due to my aforementioned blogpost. We can now check the default version:

$ cpp --version
cpp (GCC) 13.3.0
[...]
 
$ gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 13.3.0
[...]

Defaults can be changed via:

sudo update-alternatives --config cpp
sudo update-alternatives --config gcc

Notes: I found make distclean to be necessary for every compile attempt, as any change of configuration will cause compile error. Furthermore, There may be ./configure parameters to change the install location which i did not use here. As per GNU gcc documentation there is no make uninstall, so be cautioned that removal will need to be manually performed (/usr/local/bin/ --> specific files, not all contents).

Alternative:

Use a PPA as per https://markusthill.github.io/blog/2024/installing-gcc/

Resources:

• https://stackoverflow.com/a/79119168/2013805 (including comments)
• https://gcc.gnu.org/install/
• https://steronius.blogspot.com/2021/10/set-cpp-9-or-gcc-9-as-default-in-debian.html
• https://stackoverflow.com/a/70653945/2013805

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Install Hyper-V management only, in Windows 11

Install Hyper-V management only ( Windows 11)

Problem:

How to install only the Hyper-V Manager GUI and management PowerShell module in Windows 11?

Solution via GUI:

System>Optional features>More Windows features>Hyper-V>Hyper-V Management Tools.

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See https://steronius.blogspot.com/2025/01/install-hyper-v-manager-only-not.html for Window Server 2025

~~ Good luck!

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Problem:

How do I install only the Hyper-V manager GUI and management PowerShell module, not the hypervisor?

Solution via GUI:

Server Manger>Manage>Add Roles and Features

Solution via PowerShell:

# Install Hyper-V Manager and the PowerShell module
Install-WindowsFeature -Name RSAT-Hyper-V-Tools

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See https://steronius.blogspot.com/2025/01/install-hyper-v-management-only-in.html for Windows Pro 11

~~ good luck!

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