Comments on: Install VMware Server on Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon” : Updated

By: Instalar VMWare Server en Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) | Alejandrox

Instalar VMWare Server en Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) | Alejandrox — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:16:50 +0000

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By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:19:27 +0000

Cracked it…. I am running the 64 bit AMD version of Ubuntu Desktop 7.10.

You need to install ia32-libs before installing Vmware 1.05 as this is a 32 bit app…. you can do this using apt-get install ia32-libs –fix-missing.

Now at least the console starts up. And HURRAH! It works. Remember to run the console as root to have enough rights to change settings. You can do this by using sudo /usr/bin/vmware &. Then enter the serial number under the menu “help” “enter serial number” and voila, the very same serial number that did not work under the perl installer now works fine in the GUI.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:08:24 +0000

RobertGloverJr:

Granted this is really late looking at the date of your post, but make sure you update your VMWare Tools. I just had the same thing happen to me and I resolved it.

Run the vmware-tools-updgrader in your /usr/sbin directory. Make sure you’re root when you do it (or via sudo). Have it run the config when it’s finished and then reboot Ubuntu when it’s done.

That should fix your problem.

By: Dave Thompson

Dave Thompson — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:35:16 +0000

Hi — I have the same problem as damoisture above — installed vmware but it doesn’t show up on applications/system tools — not sure how to run vmware now. I looked at the reference card … and will read it again … but nothing is obvious to me.

Thanks in advance …

oh — further details — using 7.10 64 bit as host, installed 2.0 beta — installation went without a hitch (well, appeared to go without a hitch !) …

By: Maciej Miklas

Maciej Miklas — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:48:50 +0000

there is a problem on dell latitude D820 (2×2 GHz, 3GB RAM).
allocate 1500mb ram for image and its using lots of CPU – host system does noting. Alocationg 512 Mb fixes the problem.

lots of people have this problem, but there is no soultion for this…..

I will have to use windows

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:24:55 +0000

@Sidim It says that it uninstalled successfully, yet when i reinstall it, says that it found a previous VMWare installation… still stuck…

By: Christer Edwards

Christer Edwards — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:31:35 +0000

@Sidim – I believe you can use:

sudo vmware-uninstall.pl

..but do ‘sudo vmware-[TAB TAB]‘ and it should show you the exact command.

By: Sidim

Sidim — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:09:32 +0000

Hi,

How can I uninstall VMware? My installation does work. The VMWARE won’t start. The icon come up on the task bar and
shutdown after few seconds.

I’d like to try to reinstall it.

I running Gusty.

Thanks,

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:45:22 +0000

To whoever said you need Ubuntu desktop:

You can install this on the server version without installing xserver. VMware has another product that lets you connect to vmware servers and manage the virtual machines.

This is what I do. I have an XP machine that I use, and Ubuntu server. I installed the software on here and just connect to my server to manage my virtual machines.

Easy :]

By: Peter Veentjer

Peter Veentjer — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:47:31 +0000

It works here as well, great. Thanks!