[SOLVED] vmware problems

[satipera]

I have a core 2 duo laptop with gutsy, but when i try to install vmware player i receive an error which says it will not install on an AMD based system, any ideas anyone? I am aware my system is intel and not AMD

[dcstar]

I have a core 2 duo laptop with gutsy, but when i try to install vmware player i receive an error which says it will not install on an AMD based system, any ideas anyone? I am aware my system is intel and not AMD

You have not given any details about how you are installing so it is just about impossible to assist you.

Vmware server is available in the repositories (enable the Third-party "Partner" option), and is installed easily (like any other package).

There is a separate Virtualisation forum for these questions:

http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=308

[satipera]

yes thanks i have just installed vmware server no problem, but originally i tried to install vmware player from aplications aadd/remove but it is recognizizing my intel system as AMD and refusing to continue, I amjust trying to try this out and have no experience in this software and only a vague idea of what it does

[popch]

... originally i tried to install vmware player from aplications aadd/remove but it is recognizizing my intel system as AMD and refusing to continue, ...

Apparently, it does not 'recognize' your system as AMD. It refuses to be installed on any system, it seems.

[satipera]

The exact error message is:-

"VMware Player cannot be installed on your computer type (amd64).Either the application requires special hardware features or the vendor decided not to support your computer type."

[popch]

The exact error message is:-

"VMware Player cannot be installed on your computer type (amd64).Either the application requires special hardware features or the vendor decided not to support your computer type."

Yes, it apparently says that for every kind of computer. It is a known bug. The VMWare Player provided in the repositories can not be installed.

Use another application (such as the VMWare server), try and install the Player from the package provided at VMWare.com (I seem to remember that they have a .deb package) or wait until someone fixes the package in the repository. Don't hold your breath, though.

[satipera]

thanks for reply, forgive my ignorance but is vm server the same as vm payer with the addition of networking?

[popch]

I have been using Player quite a lot, but I have never used VMWare Server, so I can not really tell.

However, you can find in this forum quite a few people who apparantly are using VMWare server in exactly this way.

Perhaps one of them comes forward and tells us?

[fjgaude]

I've never used Player but Server can create clients, not just use them. It is full-featured and works fine in 32- and 64-bit Ubuntu.

[satipera]

Thanks to everyone for their help i will have a play with vmware server .