PhoroLinux

This HOWTO shows how you can install VMware Server 2.0 on Linux.

Installing VMware Server 2.0

1. Download VMware Server 2.0 from VMware website. Save it to your desktop.
2. Kernel notes:
   

   The real-time clock function must be compiled in your Linux kernel.

   The parallel port PC-style hardware option (CONFIG_PARPORT_PC) must be build and loaded as a kernel modules (that is, it must be set to m when the kernel is compiled).

3. Open your terminal, use the command to become root:
   su
4. Change to the Desktop directory where you saved the installation file：
   cd ~/Desktop
5. Extract the tarball file:
   tar zxpvf VMware-server-2.0.0-122956.i386.tar.gz
6. Change to the installation directory:
   cd vmware-server-distrib
7. Run the installation script:
   ./vmware-install.pl
8. In which directory do you want to install the binary files? [/usr/bin]

   Type /opt/vmware/bin.

9. The path “/opt/vmware/bin” does not exist currently. This program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want? [yes]

   Press Enter.

10. What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?

    Type /etc/init.d/vmware.d.

11. What is the directory that contains the init scripts? [/etc/init.d/vmware.d]

    Type /etc/init.d.

12. In which directory do you want to install the daemon files? [/opt/vmware/sbin]

    Press Enter.

13. The path “/opt/vmware/sbin” does not exist currently. This program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want? [yes]

    Press Enter.

14. In which directory do you want to install the library files? [/opt/vmware/lib/vmware]

    Press Enter.

15. The path “/opt/vmware/lib/vmware” does not exist currently. This program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want? [yes]

    Press Enter.

16. In which directory do you want to install the manual files? [/opt/vmware/man]

    Press Enter.

17. The path “/opt/vmware/man” does not exist currently. This program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want? [yes]

    Press Enter.

18. In which directory do you want to install the documentation files? [/opt/vmware/doc/vmware]

    Press Enter.

19. The path “/opt/vmware/doc/vmware” does not exist currently. This program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want? [yes]

    Press Enter.

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