Comments on How To Install VMware Server 1.0.x On An Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop

I'm not sure if this is the best way to go about this,  but in order to get this to work on my server, I had to also install the following missing libraries.  sudo apt-get install libXtst-dev

sudo apt-get install libXt-dev

sudo apt-get install libXrender-dev

sudo apt-get install libSM-dev

sudo apt-get install libICE-dev

I might not have needed all of these but they were what was missing when the installer showed the list.  It would not except the serial number until I installed libXst-dev.  I just followed everything after Falko says to open the terminal and went from there.  It all works fine!

I'm getting following message when trying to connect to vmware server from console gui:

"The local VMware Server is not installed, or is not currently running."

I know that VMware Server is up since I can log in via web management interface.

System profile:

- Ubuntu 8.10

- VMware server 1.0.9

- VMware server console 1.0.9

Somebody has any clue what might be this problem?

VMware server 2.0 user interface just plain sucks!  It has the worst user interface of all the applications I used.  Avoid it if you can.

All this is actually really pointless. VMware is proprietary shit. I have run it for a couple of years and there were always some problems with it - keys on the keyboard not getting interpreted correctly, numerous problems with new kernels, ...

For the very nature of it depending closely on interoperation with the kernel but VMware not being opensource, it will never work great with the latest release of your distro.

I am happy to have tried out VirtualBox yesterday, which is opensource, and equally happy to announce that it really really works great. Much better compared to VMware, and I even had the commercial Workstation version installed.

If you need Desktop Virtualization VirtualBox is your choice, go for it!

I agree that version 2 acts strange sometimes.

There's a simple solution for Your keyboard problems with VMWare Client:

http://www.linuxscrew.com/2008/12/19/vmware-server-console-keyboard-problem-in-ubuntu-intrepid-ibex/

I have so many issues with v2 I started a thread on their forum: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/179549;jsessionid=26441363A006057B986AD07F21C5DE91?start=0&tstart=0

See there how much v2 blows. Been running it now since it came out and still cannot find one reason to keep it except that I'm too lazy to change back. But 1.0.8 is still awesome. Funny how VMWare haven't bothered to comment on the thread once. :(

Try out 2.0 - then you'll know why

I don't know why VMWare only make it available as an RPM and tarball but not a DEB archive as well. And installing it, even with the great tutorial here, is cumbersome. Even the Windows version I use at work is clunky to say the least. Personally I'd plump for Virtualbox - it's faster and easier to use (especially doing the intial install), on both Windows and Linux, and it can read VMWare images too.

At least he addresses that 2.0 is out.  Why would someone prefer 1.0.8?  Were there features removed?

Thanks very much, you save my life!!!

Congratulations!

I had to install VMware-server 1.0.9 on Ubuntu 9.04(in my dual boot MacBook 4,1).

 Doesn exist a VMware server for Mac, only VMware fusion that's have to paid for.

 But I have to use the VMware server for one academic homework, I'm fighting to find a good explanation have 2 days.

Thanks!