eentonig
June 14th, 2007, 09:07 AM
The old and existing howto (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=183209&highlight=howto+vmware) still does a more then decent job on explaining how to install vmware-server from source. It does not explain how to install it from the official 'commercial' repositories.
Another good howto with extensive use of pictures can be found here (http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-vmware-server-from-canonical-commercial-repository-in-ubuntu-feisty.html). You might be better off using that, but it doesn't include the patch mentioned at the end of this post. So in case of problems, check back here.
Prerequisites:
A pc with enough processing power and ram to run 2 Operating Systems.
HOWTO
1. Enable the required repo
Open Synaptic and open Settings\Software Sources
Open the "Third-Party Software" tab. click on "+ Add..." and enter
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu feisty-commercial main
'Close' and 'Reload'
Alternative:
Open terminal
gksudo gedit /etc/sources.list
and put the following line at the bottom of the file.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu feisty-commercial main
update the repo info
sudo apt-get update
2. Install vmware-server
Still in Synaptic, search for vmware-server and mark it for installation.
You should also see vmware-server-kernel-modules, mark for installation as well
Click on 'Apply'
Alternative
sudo apt-get install vmware-server vmware-server-kernel-modules
When this is done, you have vmware-server installed, but it could still be that you can't run the VM's yet. This is because the kernel-modules apparently aren't updated everytime they update the kernel.
The solution:
download tthe vmware-any-any-update patch from
http://knihovny.cvut.cz/ftp/pub/vmware/
Unpack the archive to a folder to your liking. Open a terminal in this extracted folder and enter
chmod +x runme.pl
sudo ./runme.pl
Another good howto with extensive use of pictures can be found here (http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-vmware-server-from-canonical-commercial-repository-in-ubuntu-feisty.html). You might be better off using that, but it doesn't include the patch mentioned at the end of this post. So in case of problems, check back here.
Prerequisites:
A pc with enough processing power and ram to run 2 Operating Systems.
HOWTO
1. Enable the required repo
Open Synaptic and open Settings\Software Sources
Open the "Third-Party Software" tab. click on "+ Add..." and enter
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu feisty-commercial main
'Close' and 'Reload'
Alternative:
Open terminal
gksudo gedit /etc/sources.list
and put the following line at the bottom of the file.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu feisty-commercial main
update the repo info
sudo apt-get update
2. Install vmware-server
Still in Synaptic, search for vmware-server and mark it for installation.
You should also see vmware-server-kernel-modules, mark for installation as well
Click on 'Apply'
Alternative
sudo apt-get install vmware-server vmware-server-kernel-modules
When this is done, you have vmware-server installed, but it could still be that you can't run the VM's yet. This is because the kernel-modules apparently aren't updated everytime they update the kernel.
The solution:
download tthe vmware-any-any-update patch from
http://knihovny.cvut.cz/ftp/pub/vmware/
Unpack the archive to a folder to your liking. Open a terminal in this extracted folder and enter
chmod +x runme.pl
sudo ./runme.pl