How do I install VMware Server on Ubuntu Linux
Install VMware
Now it is time to download VMware Server or VMware Workstation. After downloading the software, you will also need to download a patch that allows VMware Server to run on Ubuntu Linux.
Note: Do not forget to register for VMware Server. It requires a serial number that you will only receive if you register. Registration is a small price to pay for free software.
Let's install VMware Server by right-clicking on the tar file and extracting the file to the /tmp directory. Simply right-click on the tar file and choose Open with Archive Manager. Next, click Extract and in Places choose Files | System | Tmp. The VMware-server-distrib folder will extract to the /tmp directory.
Now let's open the Terminal and browse to the tmp directory and to the VMware-server-distrib directory. Once inside the VMware-server-distrib directory, type the following:
Note: Do not forget to register for VMware Server. It requires a serial number that you will only receive if you register. Registration is a small price to pay for free software.
Let's install VMware Server by right-clicking on the tar file and extracting the file to the /tmp directory. Simply right-click on the tar file and choose Open with Archive Manager. Next, click Extract and in Places choose Files | System | Tmp. The VMware-server-distrib folder will extract to the /tmp directory.
Now let's open the Terminal and browse to the tmp directory and to the VMware-server-distrib directory. Once inside the VMware-server-distrib directory, type the following:
