Build Environment
Make sure you have the needed build environment and tools to compile the vmware modules for the kernel.
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aptitude install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential
aptitude install xinetd
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for server
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sudo aptitude install libxtst6 libxt6 libxrender1
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for 64-bit
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sudo apt-get install ia32-libs libc6-i386
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Downloading VMware Server
Vmware Server can be downloaded from:
http://www.vmware.com/download/server/
After accepting the EULA grab the vmware server .tgz file (around 102MB).
Note: As of right now VMware Server won't compile correctly on Feisty without patching the vmmon file.
Patch information can be found here:
http://www.vmware.com/community/thre...76957&tstart=0
The patch can be downloaded here: http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/vmware-any...date109.tar.gz
Installing VMware Server
Untar the VMware Server package:
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tar -xzf /Path/To/VMware-server-1.0.3-xxx.tar.gz
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Change into the install directory:
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cd vmware-server-distrib
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Run the installer:
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sudo vmware-install.pl
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Choose defaults to questions until it asks:
"Before running VMware Server for the first time, you need to configure it by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl". Do you want this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes]"
Enter NO and quit the install. To install the patch cd back to your start directory:
cd ..
Untar the patch:
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tar xvzf /Path/To/vmware-any-any-update109.tar.gz
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Enter the directory:
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cd vmware-any-any-update109
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Run the patch script:
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sudo ./runme.pl
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It should prompt you to run vmware-config.pl, Choose YES at this time. If it doesn't you can always run the config script manually:
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sudo vmware-config.pl
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Again you can hit enter to choose the defaults to all the questions, though you will probably want to manually choose which networking features you want. To access the server run
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vmware
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for the VMware Server Console.
To get the remote Mangegment Interface:
Download Mangement Inteface from VMWare Download Site
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tar zxvf VMware-mui-.tar.gz
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
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If you receive a "starting httpd.vmware:-ne failed" error at the end of running vmware-config-mui.pl you will need to run the following command.
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sudo ln -s -f /bin/bash /bin/sh
sudo vmware-config-mui.pl
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If you want to administer VMware from the server itself with a minimal set of GUI
KDE Environment
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sudo apt-get install kdebase kdm x-window-system-core
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