Install VMwareServer on Ubuntu7.04FeistyFawn

Although there are more and more people who like VirtualBox, there is no doubt that VMware is still very popular in the market. After all, this old brother is doing better in some details. In addition, as the free version, VMwareServer is very suitable for Linuxer users. This tutorial provides detailed steps to install a free VMwareServer on Ubuntu7.04FeistyFawn. With VMwareServer, you can create and run images such as Linux, Windows, and FreeBS in the host system. Although there are more and more people who like VirtualBox, there is no doubt that VMware is still very popular in the market, after all, this old brother is doing better in some details. In addition, as the free version, VMware Server is very suitable for Linuxer users.

This tutorial provides detailed steps for installing a free VMware Server on Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn. With VMware Server, you can create and run client operating systems (virtual machines) such as Linux, Windows, and FreeBSD in the host system ). This allows you to run multiple operating systems on the same computer, saving your costs, in addition, you can transfer your VM from VMware Server to another (or on a computer with VMware Player ).

Step 1: Build the environment

Run the following command to check whether you have the required architecture environment and tools to compile the vmware module for the kernel:

Aptitude install linux-headers-'uname-R' build-essential
Aptitude install xinetd

Step 2: Download VMware Server

VMware Server can be downloaded from here

After accepting the EULA protocol, you can obtain vmware server. tgz of nearly MB.

Note: currently, VMware Server does not compile normally without patching the vmmon file!

Here is the patch information
Download the patch here

Step 3: Install VMware Server

First decompress the VMware Server package:
Tar-xzf/Path/To/VMware-server-1.0.3-xxx.tar.gz

Go to the installation directory
Cd vmware-server-distrib

Run the installation script
Sudo vmware-install.pl

Select the default option when asking for installation. After installation, when you run the VMware Server for the first time, you need to run the following command to configure it. When the following field appears

Before
Running VMware Server for the first time, you need to configure it
Invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl". Do you
Want this program to invoke the command for you now? [Yes]

Enter no to exit the installation and go back to your start directory to prepare for Patching
Cd ..

Unpack Patches
Tar xvzf/Path/To/vmware-any-any-update109.tar.gz

Go to the patch directory
Cd vmware-any-any-update109

Run the patch script
Sudo./runme. pl

Then you will ask to run the vmware-config.pl, this time to select yes. Run now:
Sudo vmware-config.pl

You need to select the default option again. Here you will be asked to select which network feature to use. After the installation, run vmware to start running!