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Apex-jb
October 30th, 2007, 11:19 PM
Is there a guide anywhere that will show me how to install XP pro on Gutsy Gibbon with VMware? All of the guides I have been able to find so far are for older versions of Ubuntu.
evlutn
October 31st, 2007, 01:24 AM
I was just looking for the same thing. I found the following link and it worked:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=592636&highlight=ubuntu+gutsy+install+vmware
trmentry
October 31st, 2007, 02:04 PM
I followed this
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3632767#post3632767

and it worked fine for me. I'm installed on a headless system.
Delvien
November 1st, 2007, 02:12 PM
Its very easy.

If you want to install VMware workstation, go to the vmware website, download the RPM then:


sudo apt-get install alien build-essential

then


sudo alien /PATH/VMWARE RPM

(of course replace PATH with the path, and VMWARE RPM with the rpm's name)

then simple enough:


sudo dpkg -i /PATH/NEWVMWARE.deb

(again replace path and deb with the path and file name.)

Then.. (should be last step if you have GCC compiler installed.)


sudo /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl

(might be vm-config.pl, im doing this from memory so...)
Delvien
November 1st, 2007, 02:14 PM
but if you are asking to install XP pro, pop in the CD, make a new VM, its all guided, and simple enough.
Apex-jb
November 4th, 2007, 05:50 PM
Its very easy.

If you want to install VMware workstation, go to the vmware website, download the RPM then:


sudo apt-get install alien build-essential

then


sudo alien /PATH/VMWARE RPM

(of course replace PATH with the path, and VMWARE RPM with the rpm's name)

then simple enough:


sudo dpkg -i /PATH/NEWVMWARE.deb

(again replace path and deb with the path and file name.)

Then.. (should be last step if you have GCC compiler installed.)


sudo /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl

(might be vm-config.pl, im doing this from memory so...)
Is it the same with VMware Player? I dont have a license for workstation. Also with this step,

sudo dpkg -i /PATH/NEWVMWARE.deb
is NEWVMWARE.deb the rpm files name?
Delvien
November 5th, 2007, 02:44 PM
Is it the same with VMware Player? I dont have a license for workstation. Also with this step,

sudo dpkg -i /PATH/NEWVMWARE.deb
is NEWVMWARE.deb the rpm files name?


(again replace path and deb with the path and file name.)


Im not sure on Vmware player, i personally find VMware player very limited, therefore i dont use it. I have a license for VMware workstation so....

Check out VirtualBox OSE ( in the repos ) its easier to install, and ALOT faster.