Apt Get Update with Vmware

[Big_Mike]

Hello i have a quick question. Since i im using vmware on iso backtrack4 when i do a apt-get update or a install does this go on my laptop hard drive or does the updates go inside the iso of backtrack 4

thanks
BM

[Archangel-Amael]

Well unless you have backtrack set up to boot from the iso each and every time then you should have a virtual hard disk that resides somewhere on an actual HDD (this may be the one in your laptop).
So in that case when you upgrade then the data will be saved on this virtual drive. The drive size can either be set with the vmware software and or the .vmx file.
You should read up on how virtual machines works so you have a better understanding of it.

[Big_Mike]

Great thanks duh lol lmao i forgot i set up a 30g virtual drive ... thanks for reminding me

Not sure if i can ask this here but i just made a new user name and password and gave it all permission instead of admin. Now im unable to access my wifi internet..

/etc/init.d/wicd start

in root accest i can access the internet with those commands..Now when i log into another user those commands dont work anymore. I cant figure out what i did wrong. Can you help on this

thanks

[lupin]

Not sure if i can ask this here but i just made a new user name and password and gave it all permission instead of admin. Now im unable to access my wifi internet..

/etc/init.d/wicd start

in root accest i can access the internet with those commands..Now when i log into another user those commands dont work anymore. I cant figure out what i did wrong. Can you help on this

thanks

Root privileges are required to run that command. Setup sudo and run it using that, or su to root before running the command.

[xX_Spiidey_Xx]

Root privileges are required to run that command. Setup sudo and run it using that, or su to root before running the command.

follow my tutorial @ xX_Spiidey_Xx's BT4 Tuts: Creating a privileged user in BackTrack 4 to create a privileged user.