VMware Player in Ubuntu
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Install VMware Player. | Install VMware Player. | ||
$ '''sudo apt-get update && apt-get install vmware-player''' | $ '''sudo apt-get update && apt-get install vmware-player''' | ||
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| + | == Ubuntu 8.10 Instructions == | ||
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| + | === Installing from source === | ||
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| + | Install packages needed to build VMware Player kernel modules. | ||
| + | $ '''sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential''' | ||
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| + | Extract VMware Player. | ||
| + | $ '''tar zxvf VMware-player-2.0.3-80004.i386.tar.gz''' | ||
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| + | Install VMware Player. | ||
| + | $ '''cd vmware-player-distrib''' | ||
| + | $ '''sudo ./vmware-install.pl''' | ||
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| + | It is likely that VMware Player kernel module compilation will fail. If it does, download the [http://blog.creonfx.com/temp/vmware-any-any-update-116.tgz "vmware-any-any" patch], extract it, and run ''runme.pl''. | ||
Revision as of 19:50, 22 March 2008
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Ubuntu 7.10 Instructions
Installing from package
Add the following repository in /etc/apt/sources.list to install vmware-player in Ubuntu 7.10.
# VMware Player deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/cschieli/ubuntu gutsy main
Install VMware Player.
$ sudo apt-get update && apt-get install vmware-player
Ubuntu 8.10 Instructions
Installing from source
Install packages needed to build VMware Player kernel modules.
$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential
Extract VMware Player.
$ tar zxvf VMware-player-2.0.3-80004.i386.tar.gz
Install VMware Player.
$ cd vmware-player-distrib $ sudo ./vmware-install.pl
It is likely that VMware Player kernel module compilation will fail. If it does, download the "vmware-any-any" patch, extract it, and run runme.pl.
