This small script/HOWTO installs VMwareServer 1.0.4 on Hardy Heron Alpha4
You can simply copy the following lines of into a file and execute it using:
$> sudo bash <script_name>
sudo apt-get -y install xinetd g++
cd ~/Desktop
wget http://download3.vmware.com/software...4-56528.tar.gz
wget http://rtr.ca/vmware-2.6.24/vmware-a...update115a.tgz
tar xzf VMware-server-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz
tar xzf vmware-any-any-update115a.tgz
cd vmware-server-distrib/
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
# Always use the default answer and press enter
# Installation finishes with errors
cd ../vmware-any-any-update115a
sudo ./runme.pl
# Always use the default answer and press enter and use a valid passphrase
# Compilation finishes with warnings
sudo cp /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/
sudo cp /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/
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