[Ubuntu] 安裝 VMware Server 2.0 beta

Install VMware Server 2.0 Beta on Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy” : Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Feisty - Gutsy - Hardy

雖然是針對 Ubuntu 7.10，不過，也適用 8.04的版本。

How to install VMware Server 2.0 Beta in Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon”

1. Download VMware Server 2.0 Beta available from the VMware website. Write down the serial number it generates for you at registration.
（下載 VMware Server 2.0 Beta，並且把序號存檔）
2. Unpack this archive to a location on your machine (perhaps /tmp).
（解壓縮 vmware server 2.0 beta）
3. Before you configure and compile VMware Server we need to disable ipv6 support in Ubuntu as it is not currently compatible.
（關閉 IPv6 協定）
4. sudo aptitude install build-essential xinetd
（安裝 build-essential 及 xinetd 兩個套件）
5. cd /tmp/vmware-server-distrib ; sudo ./vmware-install.pl
（進入 vmware 解壓縮後的目錄，執行安裝）
6. Answer the questions presented during the installation. The defaults should be safe in most cases.
7. Because Ubuntu does not use the root user account we also need to setup access for your main user. Replace root with your username on line 10 of: /etc/vmware/hostd/authorization.xml (ACEDataUser).
（將 /etc/vmware/hostd/authorization.xml 第8行的 root 改成 ubuntu 登入的帳號）

8. At this point I had to restart my machine to put the changes in place. I did try restarting the service(s) after changing the config, but it still didn’t allow access.
（重新啟動電腦）
9. Access your VMware Server via http://localhost:8222 or https://localhost:8333
（用瀏覽器存取 VMware Server ）
10. Accessing the remote console tab to view your virtual machine will also require an extension installed to Firefox. This also requires a browser restart after the extension is installed.
（用 Firefox或 IE 都可以順利執行，不過，利用Galeon 時卻因為無法安裝套件而無法順操作 VMware）