VMware 2.0 on Ubuntu

Environment
  • Ubuntu 8.04 x64
  • VMware Server 2.0 x64
Introduction
Running for x64 system

Procedures
Download this from VMware, need to be a member, just free. And then, unzip the files
$tar zxvf VMware-server-2.0.0-122956.x86_64.tar.gz
Install kernel hearders and other needed for building kernel module and services
$sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential xinetd
Final, just run its installation and step by step to follow its wizard
$sudo vmware-install.pl
VMware 2.0 installation is must easier than VMware 1.0