Installing VMware Server 2.0 On Ubuntu Server 9.04
Begin the VMware install
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| $ sudo ./vmware-install.pl |
Throughout much of the installation you will simply be accepting the default provided option unless you know specifically that it is different. However, be careful as there are some points in the install where you will have to specify some extra information so don’t get too used to just hitting enter blindly.
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| Creating a new VMware Server installer database using the tar4 format.
Installing VMware Server.
In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin] |
Hit enter to accept the default option ‘/usr/bin’ unless you would like to specify a different directory.
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| What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?
[/etc] |
Hit enter to accept the default option ‘/etc’ unless you would like to specify a different directory.
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| What is the directory that contains the init scripts?
[/etc/init.d] |
Hit enter to accept the default option ‘/etc/init.d’ unless you would like to specify a different directory.
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| In which directory do you want to install the daemon files?
[/usr/sbin] |
Hit enter to accept the default option ‘/usr/sbin’ unless you would like to specify a different directory.
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| In which directory do you want to install the library files?
[/usr/lib/vmware] |
Hit enter to accept the default option ‘/usr/lib/vmware’ unless you would like to specify a different directory.
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| The path "/usr/lib/vmware" does not exist currently. This program is going to
create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want?
[yes] |
Hit enter to accept the default option ‘yes’ unless you would like to specify a differently.
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| In which directory do you want to install the manual files?
[/usr/share/man] |
Hit enter to accept the default option ‘/usr/share/man’ unless you would like to specify a different directory.
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| In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?
[/usr/share/doc/vmware] |
Hit enter to accept the default option ‘/usr/share/doc/vmware’ unless you would like to specify a different directory.
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| The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware" does not exist currently. This program is
going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want?
[yes] |
Hit enter to accept the default option ‘yes’ unless you would like to specify a differently.
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| The installation of VMware Server 2.0.1 build-156745 for Linux completed
successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any
time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall.pl".Before
running VMware Server for the first time, you need to configure it by
invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl". Do you want this
program to invoke the command for you now? [yes] |
Hit enter to accept the default option ‘yes’ unless you would like to specify a differently.
On Page 4 we will continue with the configuration process…
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Perfectly answered questions. Many thanks.
I have now installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my mini-itx box with Vmware 2 up and running. I’m gonna have perhaps 5-6 vms but only 2-3 running at the same time. Mostly for testing before I apply the changes to my real computers.
To get around the problem with Firefox and e-ID, repeatedly getting promted for password, I used the solution commented by Arturo at the bootom of this post:
http://blogger.ziesemer.com/2008/11/vmware-server-20-under-ubuntu-intrepid.html
Again many thanks for all awesome guides!
To answer your first question, there are options you can configure to manipulate the boot order before a vboxheadless vm comes online. So simply choosing a bootable CD at install time will allow you to do what you want in that regards.
As far as choosing which to use, I would determine that by how many VM’s you plan to run? VirtualBox I think is faster “out of the box”, but much more difficult to manage several headless VM’s. Where as VMware Server has a web interface to control everything nicely. However the web interface is on the heavy side if you only have a few VM’s.
Ultimately VirtualBox is ideal for running VM’s on a desktop computer, with the potential for managing them via the command line. But if you have VM’s running on a headless server, it is much easier to manage them via the web interface. I personally use both with this in mind. If it’s something I’m just playing with I use VirtualBox. If it’s something I plan to set and forget, I use my VMware Server.
And yes, it is possible to used a network mounted drive as a datastore for a VM on either of the two. Once again, VMware Server has built in options to achieve this in the webgui. Where as VirtualBox (headless) would be done completely through the command line.
I hope that answers your questions
-Scott