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pkutzner / download_workstation_orig.sh
Last active September 22, 2025 17:44 — forked from jetfir3/download_workstation.sh
Download VMware Workstation for Linux without a Broadcom Account
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Download VMware Workstation for Linux
# Handles legacy versions (12.x - 17.6.3) from Cloudflare CDN cache and
# newer versions (17.6.4+) from Archive.org.
#
# Use '-k' to keep the CDN download file compressed, exiting after download. (Ignored for v17.6.4+)
# Use '-v <Version>' to specify desired version directly.
BASE_URL="https://softwareupdate-prod.broadcom.com/cds/vmw-desktop/"
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pkutzner / README.md
Created November 20, 2021 15:30 — forked from zoilomora/README.md
How to disable cloud-init in Ubuntu

How to disable cloud-init in Ubuntu

Prevent start

  • Create an empty file to prevent the service from starting

      sudo touch /etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled
    

Uninstall