https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Unity-with-Linux-and-Auto-start-machines-with-Workstation-Pro-16/m-p/2835689#M169231 <P>I've been away from computers for a bit.&nbsp; I am wondering what the logic or why Unity was removed from the linux version? As I begin learning and actually using Linux, it seems unity is more valuable than ever now.&nbsp; I need just a few Windows only applications to run, real office 2019, document management software and small utilities.&nbsp; With that, I could boot my system with Buster, vm Windows, fire up a couple of applications and go. It would be a major boost for linux as well. Solid OS and windows as a guest.&nbsp;</P><P>I'm also wondering why the Auto start function was removed.&nbsp; As I grow with Linux, I have added a mail server as a guest vm. Works like a champion for a small domain user like me.&nbsp; Auto start just makes sense to me.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>I am curious if these were purely financial decisions, as one thread for unity stated, or a poke at Linux because it was growing faster than Microsoft wanted and were paid to start trimming critical features.&nbsp; I'm not trying to be sarcastic or rude in any way to any vendor (maybe MS, but unwarranted).&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you for any constructive thoughts you may have.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 13 Mar 2021 00:29:20 GMT coldisbetter 2021-03-13T00:29:20Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Unity-with-Linux-and-Auto-start-machines-with-Workstation-Pro-16/m-p/2835689#M169231 <P>I've been away from computers for a bit.&nbsp; I am wondering what the logic or why Unity was removed from the linux version? As I begin learning and actually using Linux, it seems unity is more valuable than ever now.&nbsp; I need just a few Windows only applications to run, real office 2019, document management software and small utilities.&nbsp; With that, I could boot my system with Buster, vm Windows, fire up a couple of applications and go. It would be a major boost for linux as well. Solid OS and windows as a guest.&nbsp;</P><P>I'm also wondering why the Auto start function was removed.&nbsp; As I grow with Linux, I have added a mail server as a guest vm. Works like a champion for a small domain user like me.&nbsp; Auto start just makes sense to me.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>I am curious if these were purely financial decisions, as one thread for unity stated, or a poke at Linux because it was growing faster than Microsoft wanted and were paid to start trimming critical features.&nbsp; I'm not trying to be sarcastic or rude in any way to any vendor (maybe MS, but unwarranted).&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you for any constructive thoughts you may have.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 13 Mar 2021 00:29:20 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Unity-with-Linux-and-Auto-start-machines-with-Workstation-Pro-16/m-p/2835689#M169231 coldisbetter 2021-03-13T00:29:20Z