VMware on Kubuntu 8.4
Sadly, VMware isn’t the all-around user friendly software that we’d want it to be. So how do you install VMware on Kubuntu 8.4? A brand new unsupported system? Simple:
- download the tarballs (currently: VMware-server-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz and VMware-mui-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz),
- Extract both to their own folders
- Run install.pl as root
- Answer it’s questions
- Wait for it to crash at compile on your nifty new AMD64 system.
Solution? Go here: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1623
Download the vmware-any-any-update115.tar.gz vmware-any-any-update116.tar.gz patch. This patch works magic. Extract it and run “runme.pl” as root. It does all the footwork for you.
Update: Originally posted that there was a 115 patch, but it seems that 116 is the newest. Sorry for the mixup.
Good luck and happy VM’ing.
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