VMware on Ubuntu?

[Senectus .]

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 08:58:12 +0100, Vincent Trouilliez
<vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr> wrote:
> > It installs fine under hoary AND warty... and I use it every day
> > without many issue's at all..
> 
> I too need Wmware, but the first time I tried to install it (the demo
> binaries), it asked me loads of question with most of them making little
> or no sense at all, as far as I can remembeR. Also, I tried to install
> it in my home folder, and I think that may not have been the best
> solution. I am right now trying to remove it to try to install it
> in /usr this time, but it seems there are files all over the place in
> the system, it's very dirty/messy.
> 
> So it would be soooo generous of you (or anyone else in the know), if
> you could write a step by step procedure to install it. Where to
> uncompress the tar.gz ? How to answer all the questions we are asked
> during the install ? Basically a "WMware for dummies guide.
> Many people need WMware to run some windows programs, but very few
> people are actually capable of installing WMware....frustrating ! :-/
> 
> I guess the existing Wiki page on Ubuntu would be the ideal place for
> that ? If not, let's make a new page ! :-)
> 
> Thank you very much in advance.
> 

Uh.. all I did is followed their instructions.. and when the questions
came up I pretty much answered the answers as the defaults...

You will need to have the kernel headers and gcc installed.. but apart
from that.. go the defaults.. it really was "too easy" to install.



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