ABSTRACT
The DVD includes a virtual machine (VM) with a Linux distribution with all the software included in this book. A VM is a software container that can run its own operating systems and applications as if it were a physical computer. A VM is composed of two elements: A virtual machine monitor (VMM), and the VM data. The VMM is the software that allows one or multiple operating systems (guest systems) to run on a physical computer (host). The VM data are the files where the guest operating system is stored. The VMM included in the DVD is called VM Player. This program can
run on top of most used operating systems.1 With a VM you can run a pre-configured system in minutes with no hassle. In this particular case, the included system is a special edition of DNALinux. In order to run DNALinux, you have to install VM player and load the included VM. In case you can’t or don’t want to install the VM, all programs and files
used in the book are available in the software directory in the DVD. Installation from included DVD takes three steps:
1. Uncompress virtual machine files.
