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VMware Server on Ubuntu 8.04

Asked by Henning Eggers

With the release of 8.04, there seems to be no official vmware-server package anymore. But vmware does provide a binary for Linux. Can this be made to work on Ubuntu 8.04?
Thanks for any hint,
Henning

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Nick Ellery (nick.ellery) said : 		#1

I've tried to install VMWare server on Hardy, to no success. It worked fine on Gutsy, though. I suggest trying out a different virtual machine application instead.

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Henning Eggers (henninge) said : 		#2

I might look into others sometime but I'd still like to use vmware. I remember reading about it but can't find it anymore.

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Best Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#3

Hello

Here is a nice howto on the same

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=779934

Regards

Bhavani Shankar.

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Henning Eggers (henninge) said : 		#4

Thanks Bhavani Shankar, that solved my question.

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Henning Eggers (henninge) said : 		#5

Yes, that was the one! I tried it out and - it works! Thanks for the quick reply.

Shouldn't this be an FAQ? It is a significant change for all users of VMWare when upgrading to Hardy.

Thanks again,
Henning