5:49 PM
Paul B
I have been an Ubuntu user off and on for about two years now. Each time I tried to install VMWare whether it be workstation or server, I could never get it to install and would give up. The other day, I mentioned that I would be rebuilding my laptop and installing Linux only (I think I mentioned Sabayon in that post, but decided to go with my favorite Ubuntu). Anyway, this time I resolved to not let the VMWare fiasco go this time. i would not stop until I was able to get that bastard installed.
I finally found my answer! i found a small how-to on How To Forge, and I will share my discovery with you fine people. Here you go:
1) Make sure you have the needed build environment and tools to compile the vmware modules for the kernel. To do this, open a terminal and type the following:
sudo aptitude install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential
When that is complete, run the following in the terminal:
sudo aptitude install xinetd
2) Download the VMWare Server tar file to your home directory. Open a file manager like nautilus or thunar and browse to your home directory. Right click on the tar file and select extract here.
3) Download the vmware-any-any patch here (As of this article the latest is version 112) to your home directory. Just like the VMWare server package, open your home directory in nautilus or thunar, right click on the tarball and select extract here.
4) Go to your terminal and CD into your home directory. Now do the following:
cd vmware-serv*
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
When you get to the part that says:
Before running VMware Server for the first time, you need to configure it by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl". Do you want this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes]
Type no then enter
5) Now you will need to run the patch to finish the install. To run the patch do the following in the terminal:
cd ..
cd vmware-any*
sudo ./runme.pl
Now when you get to the part asking:
Before running VMware Server for the first time, you need to configure it by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl". Do you want this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes]
Type yes, and follow the prompts.
6) When the install is finished, type vmware to launch the server.
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