This tutorial will show you how to install Vmware Workstation 6 on ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon system.
VMware Workstation 6 makes it simple to create and run multiple virtual machines on your desktop or laptop computer. You can convert an existing physical PC into a VMware virtual machine, or create a new virtual machine from scratch. Each virtual machine represents a complete PC, including the processor, memory, network connections and peripheral ports.
Vmware has new features some of these features are following:
- Use multiple Operating Systems concurrently on the same PC
- Take snapshots & Videos of your Virtual Machines.
- Clone your Virtual Machines to Accelerate Deployment
- Take Your Virtual Machines with you with the ACE option pack
Building Environment.
Make sure you have the needed build environment and tools to compile the vmware modules for the kernel.
# sudo aptitude install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential
# sudo aptitude install xinetd
Intsalling Vmware Workstation 6
Untar the VMware Workstation pack:
# tar -zxvf /path/To/VMware-Workstation-xxx.tar.gz
change into the install directory:
# cd vmware-distrib
Run the installer:
# sudo ./vmware-install.pl
Choose defaults to questions until you complete the installation.
To start VMware Workstation go to Applications > System Tools> VMware Workstation.
Accept End User License Agreement.
Finally enter serial number to activate VMware Workstation 6.
hey, thank you. worked a treat.
got in to the directory and started here with ubuntu in vm6 workstation.
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
-Choose defaults to questions until you complete the installation.
-To start VMware Workstation go to Applications > System Tools> VMware Workstation.
-Accept End User License Agreement.
Building the vmnet module.
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic'
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.o
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.c: In function ‘VNetCopyDatagramToUser’:
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.c:630: error: ‘const struct sk_buff’ has no member named ‘h’
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.c:630: error: ‘const struct sk_buff’ has no member named ‘nh’
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.c:636: error: ‘const struct sk_buff’ has no member named ‘h’
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic'
make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
Unable to build the vmnet module.
For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html" and
"http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html".
Execution aborted.
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic'
make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
Unable to build the vmnet module.
For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html" and
"http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html".
Execution aborted.
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If you are running a supported linux distrubution and vmware-config.pl generates an error message saying there are no prebuilt modules that match your running kernel and fails to compile,following, unsupported "any-any" patch from Petr Vandrovec. It is available for download at
http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.htm...
same link provide by vmware error message above.
extract it and execute ./runme.
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