How do I install VMware Server on Ubuntu Linux
Patch VMware for Linux
You will be asked a series of questions. Please accept the defaults. Toward the end of the installation you will be asked the following question:
"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 is the default but you should type No as we have to load a patch first that will allow VMware Server to work on Ubuntu Linux.
Follow the same procedures above to extract the contents of the patch to the /tmp directory. After you copy the update to the /tmp directory, open the terminal and login as super user and browse to the VMware-any-any-update113 folder.
"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 is the default but you should type No as we have to load a patch first that will allow VMware Server to work on Ubuntu Linux.
Follow the same procedures above to extract the contents of the patch to the /tmp directory. After you copy the update to the /tmp directory, open the terminal and login as super user and browse to the VMware-any-any-update113 folder.
