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Re: [PLUG] VMWare workstation on Gutsy host
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- From: "K.S. Bhaskar" <bhaskar@bhaskars.com>
- To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
- Subject: Re: [PLUG] VMWare workstation on Gutsy host
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 22:21:42 -0500
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On Nov 4, 2007 5:04 PM, JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org> wrote:
> > 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.
[KSB] When it works, VMware works decently. But sometimes, it needs
to be patched (the series of vmware-any-any updates) to work. And
sometimes, the kernel modules just fail to compile, especially for
some weeks after a gcc update. It's a royal pain when that happens
twice a year.
> > 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.
[KSB] I'm running 6.x now.
> 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.
[KSB] Looks like it needs a vmware-any-any update.
> > 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.
[KSB] I suppose I'll have to look at VMWare server sometime. But no
CentOS - i'm hooked on the Debian family of releases in general, and
*buntu specifically.
Regards
-- Bhaskar
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