Re: [PLUG] VMWare workstation on Gutsy host

[JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org>]

> Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 17:04:25 -0400
> From: "K.S. Bhaskar" <bhaskar@bhaskars.com>
>
> VMWare workstation traditionally has had problems on new Linux
> releases, because it requires kernel modules to be recompiled.  I am

True, but this really isn't that big a deal on Ubuntu if you've set it 
up right.

See http://lists.netisland.net/archives/plug/plug-2007-10/msg00347.html 
for what I hope are reasonably detailed and useful instructions for 
making this pretty trivial on Ubuntu.


> currently on Feisty, and would like to upgrade to Gutsy, but am
> hesitant because I am not sure that VMWare workstation will run on it.

What version?  I'd *guess* 6.x will run fine.  I'd guess with a bit less 
certainty that 5.5.x will too.  Anything older than those might be a 
problem.

A simple Google search turned up:
http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/09/26/how-to-install-vmware-server-on-ubuntu-710/
that someone used to install Workstation 6 per 
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=591495, which notes problems.


> Is anyone successfully running VMWare workstation on a Gutsy host?

Second vote for VMware Server.  Sorry, I'm only running Workstation 
5.5.x on CentOS-4.x.

Later,
JP
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